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Standard English, as it was written before the arrival of the text phone and chatroom etc, used to have a grammatical syntax that was almost the unbendable law of writing. Now with messages such as
thx 4 th cfee
C U later

etc etc
I just wondered if anyone believes the English language of this style will be adopted as legitimate and that dictionaries (authoritative dictionaries such as the Oxford English (dont know what the authoritative USA dictionary is)) will
adopt this style of English quite soon.
In other words
d'ya thnk wrds lk ths ll B incorporated and standardised too
perhaps with a grammatical structure thats fitting?

2006-10-02 01:25:32 · 4 answers · asked by Analyst 7 in Education & Reference Other - Education

4 answers

Hell NO.

Not if I have anything to do with it. I'm a one woman explosion of fiery bitterness.

In all seriousness, the english language is beautiful and beloved to me. I love every aspect of it; it is my life (I am a writer). It pains me righto my very soul to see it butchered by braindead teenagers and their damn SMS speak (Don't place me as an old fart, I'm 18).

I hope with all of my heart that this mockery of the English Language will NEVER be legitimised,

2006-10-02 01:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I doubt cell-phone shorthand English will be adopted, however, I honestly believe l33t (in its most basic form, that is, a looser word and sentence structure where words like "automagically" and sentences like "He is the roxxorz" are both considered valid) would be incorporated.

2006-10-02 01:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by seraphim_pwns_u 5 · 0 0

Is that the edge of the cliff ahead?

2006-10-02 01:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0 0

I will fight to see that it does NOT.

2006-10-02 01:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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