The article “Talking With Your Fingers” by John McWhorter presents the problem of writing the language of English, becoming a lost art. The author starts by pointing out that compared to just talking, writing is very new, and to some people, is already disappearing from our society. Next he talks about how many languages in the world only a few are written, and all languages have changed immensely over time. Thirdly the writer explains that in the change our language has undergone, it has become very abbreviated and to the point, also that the writing part of the English language has changed as well, but in similar and different ways. After that he discusses the fact that people fall to texting before writing because of its convenience and
