Is Texting Killing the English Language? TIME.com - 9 views
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dtamura15 on 25 Oct 14People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL.
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miaukea17 on 05 Oct 15People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL.
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jericknomura17 on 16 Dec 15People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL.
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kleclaire16 on 18 May 16People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL.
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cpascual17 on 07 Oct 16Texting 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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matthewmettias18 on 07 Oct 16Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all - it's actually more akin to spoken language.
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jennareformina18 on 09 Mar 18This article explores the argument that texting might be ruining and defacing the importance behind the english language. It explains how texting has really become its own language. It has created a different type of grammar, conventions, and patterns to writing.
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daralynwen19 on 04 Oct 18When you text someone, are you writing or talking? People have always spoken differently from the way they write. This article says that texting properly is actually closer to spoken language than it is to writing, and that it is a new kind of talking and is developing its own kind of grammar and conventions. It uses "LOL" to give an example of how the texting language is changing, just like spoken languages are constantly evolving.