Word Crimes

There are days I actually love social media. Today was one of those days because a friend posted the video below:

As an English major, I cringe a lot over shortened versions of words. I understand taking shortcuts when it comes to texting, but when it starts to simmer over into real life writing...well then I just shake my head and wonder if the English language will ever be the same. 

I think the video would be great for kids to see in their English class. And they just might want to have a dictionary handy for those big words in the video, ha ha!