2 Gr8 2 B 4Got10: Will Texting Kill Language As We Know It?
My wife, Clare, is a linguist. One of the superstars in the field of linguistics is a man by the name of David Crystal.
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Mrs. Wigg is a big fan of the good Professor, and was always keen to hear him speak whenever he was in London.
A few weeks ago, Professor Crystal turned up in Malta.
The subject of one of his talks was “Internet Linguistics.”
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While we were walking around St. John’s Wood, London, a few months ago, I came across this sign.
I hadn’t seen anything like that before, at least in the U.S., so I did a double-take. When you think about it, though, it makes perfect sense. Texting is on the rise among “older people” in the U.K., as reported by MediaWeek a while back:
Filed under Business, Communication, Marketing, Shonali Burke | Tags: bryce keane, edmund cude, jason falls, mike whaling, mobile marketing, renee revetta, texting, texting in the UK, using mobile to rent apartments | Comments (5)The research claims texting is becoming more prevalent among older people, with 44% of 35 to 44-year-olds and 14% of 45-plus ages sending more than 30 text messages every week.
However, texting still remains the most popular among 25 to 34-year olds, with 40% of this age range more likely to use their mobile phones for texts rather than talking.
Conducted by Tekelec, a provider of mobile messaging solutions, across three groups; under-35s, 35 to 44-year-olds and 45-plus, the study shows texting is more popular among women than men.
