Summary Of Txting Is Killing Language

In his speech, "Txting is Killing Language. JK!!!" John McWhorter believes that not only is text messaging not damaging the English language but also that it's become a whole different language of its own. If you notice recent text messages between teenagers, you see that texting has evolved from its beginning state of using "LOL" as an abbreviation for "laugh out loud" to now having it as a pragmatic particle, as McWhorter states. If we notice how we speak and how we write, it's essentially two completely different worlds. One does not speak the same way they write, and vice versa. Writing is more formal, due to the fact that we are able to stop what we write and perfect it, whereas speech is more of a natural, no-thinking way of communicating