John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
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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. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
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2:28 air horns go off OH YEET THIS DUDE JUST CALLED YOU A VIRGIN!
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This encouraged me to keep up with my Spanish.
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Hehe I remember watching this video at High School with my class when we were doing an essay on texting.
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Slash? Idk about that one.
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I've been listening to a group of lectures from this guy, any audio book called “The Sorry of Human Language”. If you're interested in linguistics and have not have heard his talks yet, I HIGHLY recommend it! I thought I'd try and type his name in the good ole YouTube to see there were any videos of him, knew there would be. The funny thing is, he looks EXACTLY like I pictured him. Very smart guy.
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Illuminati confirmed......... This was in my recomended and m..... My last name is McWhorter😶
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I've never used "slash", nor have I heard or seen anyone else use it.
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wut r u tlkng abt m8
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I'm 21 and the slash is new to me(at least in the texting sense). I just double text, hit enter a couple times or if I really dgaf just start after the punctuation mark
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I write and text properly out of respect for my reader, and I expect the same respect.
Things such as LOL, IDK, IKR, OMG, BTW, BRB, TTYL, LMAO, TF, WTF, et cetera indicate laziness or tiredness of thought. They offer very little insight or intellectual value. If you're so rushed or pressed for the time and energy it would take to say something meaningful, perhaps you should get some rest or focus on your pressing task at hand. -
I'm afraid that McWhorter's stance on texting asserts that there's no correct way to use the English character set; and that's an egregious error. With the texting technology we possess and all of its auto-correction, suggestion, and SWYPE glory, there's even less of an excuse to write poorly.
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hello darkness my old friend...
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JK!
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I listened to him in a language series on Audible... He looks so different than I thought he did. Still a brilliant man... my fav
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Alright, I'm a little disappointed to be honest. Language is speech and writing? I find your theory to be very limiting to what language really is. I like your observation of the uses of 'LOL', but I highly suggest you check out Mahboob's Model of language variation; he discusses his view of language and grammar and wonderfully describes the different deminsions to variation within the language (i.e. users, uses, mode, and time). This could help you develop a better understanding of why teens text the way they do now and how they develop a shared understanding of the uses of certain language.
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Very interesting. However, I've never heard of or even used "slash".
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I think this is a brilliant view of how communication and language evolves over time. Looking at texting as "fingered speech" and developing multi-lingual skills is a great observation. As a communication instructor, if I can get over the fact that you're not necessarily thinking about punctuation and capitalization while texting, then so can everyone else.
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ha
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Lol basically means smile
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I'm not interested in reproducing, though; I'm interested in speaking as if I'm Edward Gibbon.