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Re:Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? ‘Because Internet’ by marcus_holmes on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:31AM (#20505681)
also, when talking about modern communication, as the TFA says, it's all written.

Text is king, people don't talk on the phone any more, we text each other. I think I type at least as many words as I speak every day, and on some reclusive days, many, many more.

And because people infer emotional content from subtle cues in text, orthography is important now.

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Re:Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? ‘Because Internet’ by _emacsomancer_ on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @05:00PM (#20510157)
> also, when talking about modern communication, as the TFA says, it's all written.

You don't talk to anyone?

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Re:Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? ‘Because Internet’ by marcus_holmes on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @05:39PM (#20520073)
I have been known to text my girlfriend when she's sitting next to me. She does the same.
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