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Spellings Are Made By People. Dictionaries - Eventually - Reflect Popular Choices.

At Any One Time Language Is A Kaleidoscope Of Styles, Genres And Dialects.

The Story Of English Spelling Is The Story Of Thousands Of People - Some Well-known, Most Totally Unknown - Who Left A Permanent Linguistic Fingerprint On Our Orthography.

Text Messaging Is Just The Most Recent Focus Of People's Anxiety; What People Are Really Worried About Is A New Generation Gaining Control Of What They See As Their Language.

Language Has No Independent Existence Apart From The People Who Use It. It Is Not An End In Itself; It Is A Means To An End Of Understanding Who You Are And What Society Is Like.