Chance Quote by David Crystal

The one thing about internet language, people join it, and what quickly evolves is an 'internet dialect,' as it were.

— David Crystal

Words hold tremendous power, and if we don't reclaim our language and start seeing people instead of 'militants,' drone victims instead of 'bug splats,'…

— Abby Martin

As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from governmental intrusion.

— Stewart Dalzell

As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from government intrusion.

— Anonymous

There are ideas it will be easy to say in the future that we just don't have the language for now.

— Elif Batuman

I think the Internet has given rise to voices that want to attack others.

— Jeff Zucker

The internet is an amazing medium for languages,

— David Crystal

I think the downside of the Internet is that speaking-or writing-has become the point in and of itself.

— Cate Blanchett

I'm afraid the Internet is filled with people using really very intemperate language.

— Richard Dawkins

It's very difficult to find even one or two criteria that you will find in every Internet situation, and the reason is that the…

— David Crystal

The Internet may fairly be regarded as a never-ending worldwide conversation. The government may not, through the C.D.A., interrupt that conversation. As the most…

— Stewart Dalzell

The main effect of the Internet on language has been to increase the expressive richness of language, providing the language with a new set…

— David Crystal