Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.

The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.

Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.

Language itself changes slowly but the internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly.

Language changes and moves in a different direction evolving all the time. Where a lot of people see deterioration, I see expressive development

Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the business of the study of sentences is grammar.

I believe that any form of writing exercise is good for you. I also believe that any form of tuition which helps develop your awareness of the different properties, styles, and effects of writing is good for you. It helps you become a better reader, more sensitive to nuance, and a better writer, more sensitive to audience. Texting language is no different from other innovative forms of written expression that have emerged in the past. It is a type of language whose communicative strengths and weaknesses need to be appreciated.