OMG UR JKING: Technology isn’t Ruining the English Language! Is it?

In a world where ten year old’s walk down the street with the newest Iphone in hand, your neighbours 6 year old daughter has added you on Snapchat and your 11 year old sister knows more about the latest Tik Tok trends than you do, it wouldn’t be fallacious of me to suggest technology is having an impact. Younger generations have been captured by the compulsions of social media like a field mouse by a vulture.

Many people are quick to jump to conclusions that this early exposure to text speak and ‘vulgar’ youth…