“Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language.”
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Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument.
As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.
Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.
I don't cook - I can cook - but I'm not very good. I like being asked over for dinner, because she can't cook either. We would starve if it weren't for modern technology. I know how to work a microwave, but love home cooked meals.
