WorkThe argument that bad grammar habits stem from digital technology is just the most recent of what professor Harvey Daniels call “language panics.” The idea of language panics is “the assertion that new forms of communication signal the end of the world.” (Warnock. 302) With help from linguist Josef Fruehwald, Scott Warnock presents a better idea about textism. Simply that there is no correlation between texting and grammar skills and that students know when to differentiate. They believe students can identify that writing is literary while texting is a form of communication. There have always been complaints about bad grammar skills in teens being linked to digital communication. This is a bad idea not only because there has never been any accurate science behind the theory but because times change, and language evolves with it. In the article “Texting ruins students grammar skills” Scott Warnock debunked some of these theories and offers a better idea about writing.  Continue reading →