"Language itself changes slowly but the internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly."

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Source : "How the internet is changing language" by Zoe Kleinman, www.bbc.com. August 16, 2010.

David Crystal

#Language Quotes #Internet Quotes #Process Quotes

“The bridges that you cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren't there.”
“You can make your life whatever you want it to be”
“War is a lie. War is a racket. War is hell. War is waste. War is a crime. War is terrorism. War is not the answer.”
“Love is unselfishly choosing for another's highest good.”
“Death should take more care with his paperwork.”
“You already have everything you need to be content. Your real work is to do whatever it takes to realize that.”

Source : John Bingham, Jenny Hadfield (2003). “Marathoning for Mortals: A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-Marathon or Marathon”, p.1, Rodale
“Article Five: If you have no reason or ability to accomplish anything, then just practice the art of becoming.”
“I have never lived in New York City, but a lot of people think that I am a New Yorker, because I was embraced by the Downtown scene since the 1980s. For the record I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.”

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