After reading the two articles on today's "texisms" about our "attitude" on the language itself, as stated in the article: "Are Digital Media Changing Language?" by Naomi Baron and a constant need for change in our language dating to almost a century ago in the article: "The Keypad Solution" by Shea (quoted up top). Each article raises good points on how the English language will evolve rather from "Bottom to the top"(Shea) or through "Cycles, much like taste in music and politics"(Baron). With that said both of these authors know that we as people will always find new ways to talk to one another so it is best to accept it with open arms while it runs its course. In my high school a fellow student and I were scorned for lackluster writing on a reaction paper to a film. First, you have me misusing the word "fright" with "freight" to express fear, next you have a student who used a text expression to show laughter (I'll leave you to figure out the abbreviation LOL). That was my lucky day because for 60 agonizing minutes my fellow student was ridiculed for what is in my opinion a far less severe crime. In conclusion I say that these changes should be embraced because if time hasn't shown already, it's not going anywhere.
1. SHEA, A. (2010). The keypad solution. The New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1
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