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The Effect On Language Of TXT And The WWW. OMG.

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RU ROFL about Internet communication, or do U H8 it? SWYP?

Linguist and author Gretchen McCullough explores how the Internet is changing the way we speak and write. She totes wrote a book about it; it's called Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Listen to this segment, bcuz YOLO. It might leave U QQ, but YMMV. 

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.