Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallises lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.


A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English (1992)

Anthony Burgess Quotes

Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallises lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.

Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallises lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.

Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallises lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.

Languages never stand still. Modern spelling crystallises lost pronunciations: the visual never quite catches up with the aural.