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>I do foresee that, as more people go online, and typing E-mail replaces
phone
>conversations, English is going to be dramatically altered - and many of
the
>old rules are going to fall by the wayside.
>If this does happen, the staunch grammarians are going to find themselves
even
>more dispised or ignored. Tech writers, of course, have to follow their
>audience, so it will definitely change how we write.
I disagree. I think our "professional" writing will stay basically the same.
Spoken slang didn't change the way we wrote in a professional setting. I
don't think online written slang will change the way we write in a
professional setting.
But, this may be wishful thinking on my part. I hate the thought of getting
a letter from my doctor signed "FWIW."
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