Is English In Decline? Please! Worrying About That Is Dumb

Linguistic decline is the cultural equivalent of the boy who cried wolf,except the wolf never turns up. Perhaps this is why, even though theidea that language is going to the dogs is widespread, nothing much hasbeen done to mitigate it: it’s a powerful intuition, but the evidence ofits effects has simply never materialised. That is because it isunscientific nonsense. – The Guardian