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At Any One Time Language Is A Kaleidoscope Of Styles, Genres And Dialects.

Ever Since The Arrival Of Printing - Thought To Be The Invention Of The Devil Because It Would Put False Opinions Into People's Minds - People Have Been Arguing That New Technology Would Have Disastrous Consequences For Language.

Sending A Message On A Mobile Phone Is Not The Most Natural Of Ways To Communicate. The Keypad Isn't Linguistically Sensible.

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.

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