A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.

When we look at the specific effect of the Internet on language, languages asking the question, 'Has English become a different language as a result of the Internet?' the answer has to be no.

The Internet offers endangered languages a chance to have a public voice in a way that would not have been possible before.

English football is really different to football in other countries.

I could have done a lot more if I had the money. We really did a minimal campaign compared to some of what the others did.

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.