Is English Language Changing

English spoken today has been deformed by the sense of quickness used to convey messages on devices such as phones or computers. But it's a necessity when trying to talk about something newer or modern. Betty Birner states in her article Is English Changing? "This isn't a bad thing; if English hadn't changed since, say, 1950, we wouldn't have words to refer to modems, fax machines, or cable TV. As long as the needs of language users continue to change, so will the language." It's not always a bad thing for language to change, however it is changing in two ways; One is the good type of change, the other is a far less intuitive way of speaking and communicating.

The old way of speaking was much different,and in most cases sounds more gentlemen or lady-like than our modern way of talking. Instead of saying "How are you?" it once was "How do you do?". Our language has become so standardized in a sense of we say only what we need to say and forget the core parts of our sentences that deem us respectful.

When an item, a red carpet for example, is placed in front of someone. The new way of saying it may be as simple as saying "It's a red carpet, with gold lining". While it's not a wrong statement, it's words have been shifted and slightly altered to fit the new age. The old(er) way of identifying the carpet may have been "This red carpet with a golden