Keying In » Language http://mrsolson.edublogs.org Practicing keyboarding while communicating with the world Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Are We Ruined? http://mrsolson.edublogs.org/2007/12/20/are-we-ruined/ http://mrsolson.edublogs.org/2007/12/20/are-we-ruined/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:54:39 +0000 Kate Olson http://mrsolson.edublogs.org/2007/12/20/are-we-ruined/ Some language purists believe that text/IM language is ruining formal writing. This article from The University of Toronto (“Instant msg-ing messes with grammar? As if! lol!“) disputes that. Check out what Grammar Girl has to say on the topic! (Students – click on the Grammar Girl link and then listen to the podcast)

Thoughts? Theories? Will formal language ever disappear?

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