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2002-03-16

David Crystal might not look like it, but this man managed to make a lecture about langauge studies funny. The main focus was language of the Internet and even though I think he’s wrong in some cases, he opened me up a bit and made me more tolerant. It’s ‘masing. One of the best moments I ever had within the four walls of a lecture hall.

He came in, standing rather short and sat down when one of the Swedish professors itroduced him in an overly long speech. When the professor directed som questions to him, Crystal only nodded or gave the thumbs up. That is, until it was his turn to speak properly.

“I want to diagree with [the Swedish professor] about the cell phones. I want you to turn them on! It’s data, input. That way, when someone calls they’ll be a part of this lecture even though they’re not here. Either through text messaging or by voice. But I want a transcript from the call afterwards.”