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November 8th, 2009

Simplified writing and cellphone novels: Threats to Japanese language?

By David Rothman

image Is simplified writing—er, typing on computers—a threat to the Japanese language, not just to penmanship alone?

Oh, and how about those cellphone novels?

Emily Parker has a report in the New York Times.

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One Response to “Simplified writing and cellphone novels: Threats to Japanese language?”

  1. Are cell phones a threat to English and the English language? The question is the same. Even if they are, there’s nothing that can be done about it.

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