I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language.
I agree with many of the points stated in this blog although I do think the writer is over exaggerating slightly. John Humphrys makes a lot of great points in this text, the fact that the OED has removed the hyphen from 16,000 words is absolutely absurd. In my opinion Humphrys is over reacting at the fact that he believes all this stems from texting, lots of people don't text using words like gr8 and thks because it makes them look common, for this reason I do not think that texting is solely to blame for the recent changes in the OED.
Cn u txt?
Again I agree with a lot of the points made in the text but I still think it is all being extremely over exaggerated. I think adults look down on the younger generation and just assume we all text like illiterates who have never read a book before and this frustrates me. When ever I text I always try to write in standard English. How I see it and many others my age see it, if we text using poor grammar it will make us look unintelligent, nobody wants to look unintelligent.
2b or not 2b?
I like how David Crystal has seen the other side of the argument in comparison to the other two writers. He compares words we use in text messages nowadays and words that people used before mobile phones were created dating back to 1618. I like how Crystal see's the positive side of texting and knows that it is absurd to believe that something like texting can ruin a generation. Crystal also understands why people dislike texting but goes on to say that technology is advancing and texting is part of new technology.
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