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> [Purists behave as if there was a vintage year when language achieved a measure of excellence which we should all strive to maintain. In fact, there was never such a year. The language of Chaucer's or Shakespeare's time was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-aitchison/purists-behave-as-if-there-was-a-vintage-year-when-language-achieved/)

Jean Aitchison

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## More by Jean Aitchison

> [“Language change is not a disease, any more than adolescence, or autumn are illnesses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-aitchison/language-change-is-not-a-disease-any-more-than-adolescence-or-autumn/)

Jean Aitchison

> [Purists behave as if there was a vintage year when language achieved a measure of excellence which we should all strive to maintain. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-aitchison/purists-behave-as-if-there-was-a-vintage-year-when-language-achieved/)

Jean Aitchison

> [Word meanings are like stretchy pullovers, whose outline contour is visible, but whose detailed shape varies with use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-aitchison/word-meanings-are-like-stretchy-pullovers-whose-outline-contour-is/)

Jean Aitchison

> [“It's hard to see what the problem is. Language speakers and writers have always been inventive, and texting is just one further example of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-aitchison/it-s-hard-to-see-what-the-problem-is-language-speakers-and-writers/)

Jean Aitchison

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