2b Or Not 2b?

Rumours of the death of language by texting have been slightly exaggerated. We will not see a new generation of adults growing up unable to write proper English, says linguistics professor David Crystal:

[On the contrary], it is merely the latest manifestation of the human ability to be linguistically creative and to adapt language to suit the demands of diverse settings…. In texting what we are seeing, in a small way, is language in evolution. Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.