Modern Evolution of Language: What Role does Twitter Play?

Modern Evolution of Language: What Role does Twitter Play?.

 

I remember my ninth-grade English teacher telling me that I used 25 words to say something that could easily be conveyed in five. She told me that every good writer must self-edit, and that longer terms do not necessarily translate into higher quality. On Twitter, you are encouraged to make simple statements without ornamentation that obfuscates its true meaning.