Internet and Texting Shrinks English Vocabulary
The early Anglo Saxon settlers had no idea their dialects would turn into huge colloquial conversation jargon by the late 19th century. Technology pushed forward without notice for the English language that we have ignored the golden rule of writing or speaking. The mighty gatekeeper of all communication is slowly fading toward initialisms with imaginative new words (BRB, LOL, LMAO, LU4EVER) which encourage speed.
What happened to the Old English style of writing displayed so eloquently in the U.S. Constitution? How did we permit technology to strip away our principles and make such an intelligent decision for human kind?
Over the next nine days I will be sharing with you my brand new version of “Getting Back To English Basics.” For those who have never explored true English literature, or who don’t wish to remember, the following lessons will be an explicit refresher course:
3. Contrast Nouns and Pronouns
4. The Regular and Irregular Verb
