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The common thread running through our newsletter today, is communication in a digital world. Whether you SMS, use chat programmes or e-mail, you will notice that language used by these mediums differ from more formal, written language. |
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Is texting killing language?
“People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers “, says John McWhorter, American academic, political commentator, and linguist. |
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Do you emoji?
Early last week media company, Sony, announced that they will be releasing a movie about emojis in August 2017. We know that Hollywood will make a movie about anything, but emojis? |
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Gmail account phishing
A large number of phishing
e-mails are arriving in university mailboxes from Gmail accounts with subjects like "DOCS" or "PAYMENT". Don't be fooled. |
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