“Purists behave as if there was a vintage year when language achieved a measure of excellence which we should all strive to maintain. In fact, there was never such a year. The language of Chaucer's or Shakespeare's time was no better and no worse than that of our own - just different.” IfsShouldWritingYearsDifferentFactsLanguageExcellenceStriveBehaveVintageChaucer Book:Language Change: Progress Or Decay? Source: Language Change: Progress Or Decay?
