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I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language - 1 views

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    In this article, it explains how something as simple as a missing hyphen marks the potential danger of texting. It's changing our language. From our punctuation, grammar, or vocabulary, texting has changed the way we perceive language, words, and text.
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The Language Barrier Is About to Fall - 0 views

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    There are so many different languages in the world, that it's impossible for us to be able to communicate with everyone in the world...right? Well, in this article, it discusses the possibility of everyone in the world being able to communicate with each other because of computer translations. These computer translations are now exponentially growing in data, and with more data, the easier it will be for people to translate words, phrases, and text more accurately.
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Is Texting Killing the English Language? TIME.com - 9 views

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    Texting has been trending for the past few years, and in this article it explains how texting is developing its own sort of language. Term popular term "LOL" has suddenly become a type of grammar. And if history is any indication, then texting isn't necessarily ruining the English language. Texting has become a quick and casual form of conversation and serves as an ability to "talk with your fingers.
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Let My Kids Swear? - 0 views

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    Strong language is often looked down upon. In this article, it explains that while swear words are often used for derogatory means, it actually serves as a "gateway drug of the emotions." Swear words are bad, but in this article it's not as bad as people think because it has no meaning. We hear these swear words all the time, and it's thrown around without any meaning, such as saying homework is "retarded" even though that's actually not possible.
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