Anne Curzan
Two weeks ago I gave a talk to a group of University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor undergraduates called “Txtng and the Future of English.” As a
linguist who studies the history of the English language, I reassured
the students that they are not ruining the English language, no matter
what they hear from their parents or teachers or other trustworthy and
concerned authorities. Some of the students looked gratified by this
alternate perspective; others looked skeptical.
