Is the Internet/Texting killing the English Language?

well.. if I will respond using a text message to this post. I dont tink txtng and Intrnet s killng d Englsh language I just nid to put as many words as posible in 1 msage so dat i can save a few bux n txting dats y i hav 2 shortn each word punctiation s not dat nexesary n txt mesages. Problem s wen u do dis very very oftn u will get used 2 it and do dis shortcuts outside txting and chatting. :D

Yes, sometimes I do think that the internet and the texting stuff on your phone has affected the way we say and communicate. But there is nothing I could do about it, people are still going to continue to use them. Some people here posting maybe English is their second language and that's why their words and phrases are done incorrectly. But the more time they spend here maybe their English will become more better.

In a way it does that. While spoken language had been evolving, the written language had been static. After advent of internet and mobile, people began texting on mobile and sending messages through internet. They began to write as they speak. English language is undergoing a kind of reform.

sorry . this question is so hard, and i cannot reply it . becuase english is just my second language . so i don't think englihs is important here. though being an international trader in my country. but mostly i like chinese more. thank you .

are you Shakespeare, who use grammar now a days. no one cares of grammar. everyone is busy developing new technology

basically you are right that how things are written in the internet affect the proper and correct usage of the language affect the real application of it. actually here in the philippines, a lot of students spend most of their time using the computer, going over the internet and read blogs, watch videos, play video games so on and so forth. with which all of these have different usage of the english language (most of which is wrong/improper) so as a result, they have plenty of wrong grammars and spellings when it comes to school, heck they cant even write a formal letter since they cant form a sentence well.

The internet and texting is killing the English Language. The majority of people and students in school cannot spell simple words anymore. They cannot formulate simple sentences, and good luck getting them to construct a decent paragraph. In fact, many students in school don't know how to write because they are constantly texting and instant messaging each other, and it shows on their papers. I think that people should know the English Language first, and I mean truly knowing the English Language before they learn to text.

Texting and internet chat are simply two different forms of communication that can be used by anyone..So I feel it's the User,not the means of communication that's an issue in the breakdown of English,if any. Someone with good command of the language can use and understand txtspk on a cellphone,but that's not a problem for them when they use other means..

Punctuation isn't my strong suit, and sometime grammar isn't either, but I like to think I am good at spelling. I might use slang online but I don't as often offline, unless it's something I was taught from a young age. I'll say I reckon instead of I guess or I guess so most of the time. I think that if we aren't careful we all may never really talk and opt to just text and communicate with our fingers instead of with our mouths. I think that using slang online isn't help any of the people who are trying to learn English as a second language, though I do use slang if someone asks me what I mean I will clarify for them.

Oh it is, without a doubt. When I see some of the things that people post on the internet, particularly young people, I get extremely annoyed. Sometimes they just do things like miss out the vowels, which is really lazy in my opinion. Other times, you wonder what they can actually learn at whatever school it is that they go to, because they don't seem to be able to even string a sentence together without making a lot of spelling errors in the process. Text speak and internet speak are being used more than proper English, which makes it much harder for foreign people to translate things which are written on webpages. It's hard to realise what some of the words are supposed to mean, when English is not your native language.

I am a perfectionist when it comes to communication and or grammar and I find that yes texting is killing the English language. I for one understand that there is so much you can type on our phones as we are limited to so many characters, however there are many times even here, where members start discussions and shortened things like u instead of typing out the full word you. I do not correct anyone I just think from outside looking in, well it does not look good and sort of makes it seem like the person is lazy. After all myLot is about quality.

I think that the texting is killing not only the english language! My native bulgarian is in the same situation. Kids can't learn how to spell words and the bulgarian spelling is easier that the english! And they don't write with pens and pencils any more, they only chat on their computers, they don't read books. Well, I'm talking like an old lady, but I don't like this...

Yesss 100%! Internet and mobile texting is definately killing enlish language. The way people use short form and tweak words to make them short just kills them. This seriously affects the language. Now people can't even spell words properly because of the habit they have of using short forms and tweaking words. This has directly affected their grammer and spelling of words, which directly has a bearing on english language, if this continues we will have a generation writing altogether a different language which only he/she will understand :D.

i dont think it is people can either choose to spell correctly on here or txt talk it but how ever they want to do it its their dcission but when they actualyl say the word its not gunna sound difff unless their using slang but slang has always been thier so honestly i think the english language is staying the same as it is now

i think it is, especially among teens that type like this. y r u not talking 2 me. i have a 17 year old and that is how she talks online and texting and to that end, her spelling is horrible.

Nowadays people use short form of words and for some simple words they could take an alphabet away from it. Let's say 'house'. It will be 'hse' in the younger generation's dictionary. I feel it's not good as it'll affect people especially students in the long term. What happens if they write all these sms language in their exams? When I was in school, some of my friends also had this problem and as a result, they had their marks cut off.

some are fast in writing because their time will soon be up although there are many ilitrates online.

I think those who regularly practice not to use the correct English would find themselves to be proficient in something which is of sub standard. Ultimately those who do practice it would find themselves worse off instead of improving in English. It's easy to put the blame on the internet. But the responsibility should really be those of the users and that's us.

english is my second language and i am still learning to be better especially in the aspect of grammar. mylot reminds us not to say anything about other member skills of writing or spelling while being here.so as long as they are using english language then it is fine to me.if we are having difficulties in reading their posts , response or questions than leave it.anyway it is not too late to learn to be better.

English language per se will not die. Regarding this topic, I could say that texting and chatting have greatly decreased people's efficiency in writing correct English grammar and spelling. People should still learn when to use the informal and the formal use of English in their day to day communication. For instance, when you're talking/texting/chatting with your friends, informal English is just fine. You can commit grammatical errors and there is no need to be concerned of your sentence construction. But then when it comes to the formal part, such as writing an application letter, it is a must that the proper English be used. People can write in shortened form of words when chatting but not when it comes to writing. Still, the fact remains that not all can be proficient in English. English for some is merely a secondary language as they use more often their native languages when communicating and writing.