The Internet Is An Amazing

As I Get Older And I Get A Few More Years Experience I Become More Like Dad, You Know, King Lear.

Text Messaging Is Just The Most Recent Focus Of People's Anxiety; What People Are Really Worried About Is A New Generation Gaining Control Of What They See As Their Language.

In Effect We Are, Bending And Breaking The Rules Of The Language. And If Someone Were To Ask Why We Do It, The Answer Is Simply: For Fun

Language Itself Changes Slowly But The Internet Has Speeded Up The Process Of Those Changes So You Notice Them More Quickly.

Texting Has Added A New Dimension To Language Use, But Its Long-term Impact Is Negligible. It Is Not A Disaster.