C1 The language of texting

Listening:

 Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it’s all good news.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.

https://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk