Txtng is killing language. JK!!!

Name: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
Uploaded: 2013-04-22T14:59:34Z
Duration: 13 min 34 s
Description: Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it’s all good news.

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John McWhorter |

TED2013

• February 2013

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it’s all good news.

culture
technology
language
sociology