Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.

Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it.

Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument.

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.

Sending a message on a mobile phone is not the most natural of ways to communicate. The keypad isn't linguistically sensible.

Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.

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