Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Maybe the kids are alright

On a lighter note, this Ars Technica article suggest that maybe our fears about the abomination of IM slang may not be the menace that many of us fear: OMG IM SPEAK NOT BAD 4 GRAMMAR LOL:
'Everybody thinks kids are ruining their language by using instant messaging,' says Sali Tagliamonte, one of the study's authors, 'but these teens' messaging shows them expressing themselves flexibly through all registers. They actually show an extremely lucid command of the language. We shouldn't worry.'
Maybe the book Everyting Bad is Good For You has it right. Just don't expect me to start using l33t speak. Yuck.

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