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Greg Volk is a freelance writer whose TV credits include Cash Cab and Pawn Stars. He desperately clings to his own youth while living and writing in Brooklyn. Likes include history and things that are awesome. Dislikes include chores and being told what to do. Follow his 140-character rebellion @kidsthosedays. MORE→
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March 23, 1839: the Day that English Died
Much has been made (not enough, I say!) about the kids and their Twittering that is ruining the English language. Prescriptivists Acolytes have condemned the service. The hashtag has been decreed a harbinger of doom. Unfortunately, things have been terrible … Continue reading
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Tagged abbreviations, hashtag, internet, kewl, misspellings, ok, okay, origin, ruining English, Telegraph, Twitter, victorian
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