McWhorter then proceeds to show several different quotes from different eras of history to prove that the claim of "texting is ruining language" is actually just a myth. He shows different quotes from 1956, 1917, 1871, 1841, and even as far back as 63 A.D., and yet they all deliver the same message: bad spelling and misuse of grammar is destroying the natural flow of language. And even after all these years and all these instances where people were worried about their language becoming ruined, the world seems to still be intact. These quotes are deemed logical evidence that language is meant to change and evolve, and the audience is fully aware of this by
McWhorter then proceeds to show several different quotes from different eras of history to prove that the claim of "texting is ruining language" is actually just a myth. He shows different quotes from 1956, 1917, 1871, 1841, and even as far back as 63 A.D., and yet they all deliver the same message: bad spelling and misuse of grammar is destroying the natural flow of language. And even after all these years and all these instances where people were worried about their language becoming ruined, the world seems to still be intact. These quotes are deemed logical evidence that language is meant to change and evolve, and the audience is fully aware of this by