Here’s a fascinating little article, which sort of confirms what I had been thinking and that is that: The Web Not the Death of Language:
Traditional linguists fear the internet damages our ability to articulate properly, infusing language with LOLs, dorky emoticons and the gauche sharing personal information on blogs. But some researchers believe we have entered a new era of expression.
“Resources for the expression of informality in writing have hugely increased — something not seen in English since the Middle Ages,” said David Crystal, an author and linguistics professor at the University of Wales at Bangor
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myfanwy collins 