Talk:Ian Robinson (author)

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I doubt Robinson was born in 1944. That would mean he was only 17 when appointed lecturer at Swansea. Furthermore, he would also have been only 14 or so when entering Cambridge, making him the same age as William Pitt--the record holder for about 200 years. I seem to remember he also did research at Cambridge (possibly for 2-3 years) although his thesis was not accepted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.98.36.122 (talk) 20:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the John Ferns article cited, Ferns notes Robinson was a student at Downing College, Cambridge, from 1955-1958. Thus Robinson could not have been born in 1944. 1937 or 1938 seems much more likely. The 1955-1958 timeline also gives him three years for research before being appoint to Swansea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.98.36.122 (talk) 17:00, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

‘[A] critic of the degeneration of the English language across all departments of modern life.’ Yes, this is very much the tone of Robinson’s The Survival of English, but to employ the phrase without some qualification (e.g. ‘the supposed [degeneration...]’, ‘what he allegies is the [degeneration...]’ is very much NOT ‘Neutral Point of View’.