So there I was, wasting time ... Let me start over - there I was, being very productive on Digg and as I looked at the comments I couldn't help but to recall the class discussion about the effects technology's had on the English language worldwide - Digg is a website with users from all over the world and if you look at how they communicate it should become pretty clear where some of the "new forms" of English are springing up from. Multiply that by a few hundred huge websites that get at least as many visitors as well and imagine similar comments on each and there you have it - the answer on why/how English has morphed due to the Internet. Also worth noticing is the fact that the ONE person who tried to "correct" the mistake got voted down for his foolish attempt.And just in case you're curious what the actual "story" being discussed was - below is the picture that was in the link:
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