Txtng is killing language. JK!!!

Title:: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
Speaker:: John McWhorter
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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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 13:48

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