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Thoughs on Twitter, Txting and the “Demise of the English Language”

Are Twitter, Facebook, IM’s etc. the beginning of the end of the art of written language? Are they yet another example of the supposed lack of well-roundedness attributed to Gen X and Y’ers? Or is it inevitable that American English is heading, kicking and screaming, into a new era of change? Should or will English [...]

 

Gordon Lightfoot Dies, Twitter Gets Blamed – GigaOM

Thousands of other people discovered his death via Twitter , which exploded with reports of his demise and was soon filled with tributes to him, touching memories of where people were when they heard his classic songs, and so on. …