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The Gray Area with Sean Illing

Because podcast

Nov 25, 2019
Gretchen McCulloch, an internet linguist and author of Because Internet, delves into the evolving landscape of online communication. She shares how internet language—think emojis and exclamation points—creates vibrant human connections rather than ruining English. They discuss the significance of sarcasm in digital dialogues and how it functions like a trust fall. McCulloch explains the historical evolution of writing, highlighting the informal styles we now embrace and the unique challenges posed by digital interactions, especially around punctuation.
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