Don’t U Dis Txtspeak; It’s a “Linguistic Miracle,” Says Professor | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
From allthingsd.com - May 30, 2013 1:49 AM

"...But Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter has a different interpretation. He thinks texting, with its abbreviations and odd constructions and novel usage, is “a linguistic miracle happening right under our noses.”

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