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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.
-David Crystal
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Ever Since The Arrival Of Printing -

David Crystal
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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