Quote: "And so it is rather bizarre that the first widespread change in how people spell English words appears to have come from a group of (largely) young people sending text messages to one another with cellular phones and other electronic devices."
Response: I really do not know why it seems bizarre that young people are sending text messages to one another with cellular phones and other electronic devices. I think it is a necessity to shorten words when texting. The keyboard on a phone is so small, until technology is better it is easier to abbreviate.
When one talks to their peers, one uses language understood by each other. As long as ones texting is understood by the receiver, I do not understand why a third party would think it bizarre.
Also, texting is done many times while doing other things; such as studying, watching TV, playing video games, etc. It is a new shorthand that bureaucrats did not invent and educators have not taught in schools for 30 or 40 years.
Our English language is constantly changing; even when traveling in the United States, there are many different dialects. For instance, when Sarah Palin from Alaska ran for Vice-President in 2008 she was criticized for not knowing enough about policy and diplomacy; but also many in the media criticized her dialect including her choice of words.
Technology and language is constantly evolving. It is up to our educational institutions to keep up with technology and learn to use it in classroom.
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