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One day we could have "compilers" to catch most your/you're, their/there/they're, effect/affect errors, but then what about the dynamic typists!?

Though I don't have any problem with new short phrases like "text me" or even "friend me" (though I'm not sure just how long that one will hang around since it seems rather FB-specific). "Calling" wasn't always something you did with a phone, after all. And "send me a text message" sounds so stiff compared to going from "call me" to "text me." So I don't think you'll be able to effect change there.



The verb "calling" is a great example of how new meanings can overtake old ones to the point that what used to sound faddish and trendy becomes normal and accepted. "Calling" was a thing you did prior to the telephone, but you wouldn't just "call someone". You'd call on someone, or make a call, both of which now sound relatively formal and stiff.


My iTouch can't friend you on my Facebook, so I texted you a reminder to pin my latest blog.




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