textspeak Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/textspeak/ Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:31:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-WBP-FAVICON_7-32x32.jpg textspeak Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/textspeak/ 32 32 Is Technology Changing Our Language? https://old.wordsbyapro.com/is-technology-changing-our-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-technology-changing-our-language Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:29:09 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1109 As the subject of much woeful head-shaking among English teachers and grammar snobs, text and Twitter lingo have long been blamed for ruining the way we now communicate. (Because we were such bastions of language excellence before, I guess? #scapegoat) Before I even start writing on this subject, I should give the disclaimer that I […]

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]]> My name is Kathryn Cunningham, and I’m part of the emoji problem. https://old.wordsbyapro.com/my-name-is-kathryn-cunningham-and-im-part-of-the-emoji-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-name-is-kathryn-cunningham-and-im-part-of-the-emoji-problem Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:20:25 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=621 Phew. It feels good to get that off my chest. I feel I’m bit of a fraud. I’m a writer and a wordsmith; I was raised to love words and the complex emotions, ideas, and concepts that they can convey. And yet, I believe I am an active participant in a trend that is contributing […]

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