Getty Images Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, “penmanship for illiterates,” as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn’t writing at all — it’s actually more akin to spoken language. And it’s a “spoken” language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writing was only invented 5,500 years ago, whereas language probably traces back at least 80,000 years. Read More...
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Mrengo wa kisiasa wa kieleweke Alhamisi Juni 10 ulifika katika makao makuu ya chama ambapo duru zinaarifu walikuwa kujadili siasa za uchaguzi mdogo wa Kiambaa. Read More...
The Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, who is the Head of Sokoto Kingmakers, has died at the age of 50. Naija News gathered that Danbaba slumped around 11:30 am in his hotel in Kaduna and died on his way to the hospital.
“Magajin came to Kaduna on Thursday to condole with a former Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau on the death of his brother,” a source told The Nation. Read More...