Many people today will agree that communication has significantly increased on a global scale. People can send messages instantly through, what one might easily imagine, instant messaging, schedule a meeting with a simple tweet or SMS, or even hold their own conference discussions simply from their mobile phones. This can be put simply like this: communication methods are constantly changing, and with these changing communication methods also come linguistic changes. There are people who will go with the flow of the changing language, and there are those who can't seem to let go of the old ways. John Humphrys is one of those people who can't seem to let go of these old ways. He refuses to accept the fact that the language has changed since he grew up and insists on causing unrest and controversy over even the slightest change in the language. He also argues that people take less time out of their busy lives to even sit down and write a letter. Clive Thompson, on the other hand, recognizes the change in language and readily accepts new languages. Follows the flow of the majority and learns to communicate as the majority does; it is not lost in the old, dead, customary ways of communication. He also completely opposes Humphrys and states that "kids today" write more than any kids before them ever did. There are also people who argue that because of the way children speak in texting and instant messaging jargon, their education is in danger. They say the way these children speak pushes them to write with the informality found within a text or instant message. One of Humphry's most "compelling" arguments is his rant against eliminating the hyphen. It takes him a... half a sheet... look. Plus, they usually don't save much time if the person they're writing to doesn't understand the acronym. Every time Humphrys said "I was baffled by IMGO UR GR8" (Humphrys, p 32), I thought to myself, "wow, you're very mature, using an acronym that very few people understand, just to make you understand point out that you hate texting jargon. My point is: texting and instant messaging – along with all the other new forms of communication – are not destroying the amount of writing students are doing, and that communication isn't getting in the way either. which these students write. Works Cited Humphrys, John. “H8 Texting: How SMS is Destroying Our Language.” Online Post. 18 December 2011.Thompson, Clive new literacy". Wired magazine. 24 August 2009. Web. 18 December 2011.