How language is hiding the real internet from you

Most of the internet is out of your reach, but the barrier isn't just algorithms. In another language, the same platforms ...
techtimes

Common web language develops into Internet dialects

Depending on where you were raised, distinct accents commonly develop. But with millennials who are raised on the web, is it possible to have an Internet dialect? YouTube's PBS Idea Channel uploaded a ...
The Atlantic

The Internet Isn't Available in Most Languages

Tweet, tuít, or giolc? These were the three iterations of a Gaelic version of the word “tweet” that Twitter’s Irish translators debated in 2012. The agonizing choice between an Anglicized spelling, a ...
Digital Trends

Kthxbai! How Internet-speak is changing the way we talk IRL (in real life)

I can haz unadulterated English language? Definitely not – the Internet has a huge influence on our vocabularies and favorite sayings. But don’t worry about the downfall of English just yet. While ...
WFAE

Our Language Is Evolving, 'Because Internet'

The Internet has become a place where we cultivate relationships. Through quick messages that we type with our thumbs on our phones, we keep in touch with friends and family; we flirt and fall in love ...
Reuters

Internet breathes life into dying languages

HOLYHEAD, Wales (Reuters) - Endangered languages like Welsh, Navajo and Breton have regained speakers and popularity in their communities and are now even "cool" for kids -- thanks to the Internet.
GeekWire

How internet lingo is changing the English language — and why it matters in the workplace

Paul Constant (left), co-founder of the Seattle Review of Books, moderates a panel discussion with linguist Gretchen McCulloch (center) and Textio CEO Kieran Snyder at Textio’s HQ in Seattle on ...