tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524488077978992663.post7482880798760349062..comments2013-09-25T08:41:36.988-07:00Comments on One girl, two semesters, and twenty-two books.: The Devolution of Language (oh noes!), Now With More CatsLindsey Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496771468884354944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524488077978992663.post-42112783359173376722013-08-21T17:23:05.936-07:002013-08-21T17:23:05.936-07:00You bring up a good point about the way that chat-...You bring up a good point about the way that chat-speak creeps into more formal modes--such as academic writing. <br /><br />I don't think young people are being taught to code-switch, to use different modes of communication in different situations. It's an important skill in both written AND spoken communication. But it takes practice. And we're all much too busy surfing the web for that. J.J. Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545938662079244632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524488077978992663.post-37381671980778737922013-08-21T15:19:21.766-07:002013-08-21T15:19:21.766-07:00Nice, Lindsey! I love how you gave so many example...Nice, Lindsey! I love how you gave so many examples about why people developed chatspeak. The way you wrote this made it very interesting to read and it shows you really knew what you were talking about. You also used the quotes really well to help prove your point! (And the cats are adorable, to top it all off.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924908317251321398noreply@blogger.com