Between 1870 and 1900, the largest number of immigrants continued to come from northern and western Europe including Great Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia. But "new" immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were becoming one of the most important forces in American life. More controversial, and much more limited, was immigration from Asia and Latin America.
Mc Whorter believes that texting “degradates written language” because he deliberates that texting is not really a written language. He also adds that texting bear a resemblance to spoken language due to the fact that it evades punctuation and capitalization. It has a tendency to to be looser and telegraphic, as well as less reflective.
