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Re: Tweeting from “the Barricades” in Iran

D. E.Rodriguez — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:55:55 -0000

Very valid comment, Snowbird. I understand that this is exactly one of the big criticisms against both text messaging and tweeting.

The fact that Twitter forces the "tweeter" to pack as much commentary as possible into 140 characters lends itself to even more "murdering" of the English language--or of any language.

Having said this, I am sure tweeting has some benefits...as perhaps we are seeing in Iran

Thanks,

Dorian

Re: Tweeting from “the Barricades” in Iran

snobird899 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:44:20 -0000

I will have to agree with you. I have a Twitter account but have yet to learn how to tweet. The Twitter directions are not clear on how to leave a tweet. I think the twitterers are all raised on text messaging. What alarms me is that the corruption of language thru text messaging is raising a generation of youngsters who won&#39t know how to spell.

Re: Tweeting from “the Barricades” in Iran

Dorian — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:55:55 -0000

Very valid comment, Snowbird. I understand that this is exactly one of the big criticisms against both text messaging and tweeting.

The fact that Twitter forces the "tweeter" to pack as much commentary as possible into 140 characters lends itself to even more "murdering" of the English language--or of any language.

Having said this, I am sure tweeting has some benefits...as perhaps we are seeing in Iran

Thanks,

Dorian

Re: Tweeting from “the Barricades” in Iran

snobird899 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:44:20 -0000