This is about a philosophy of language, about communication, about the annoying changes in usages when spoken language becomes written--such as, on social media. Yes, the English language lives, it grows and it changes. New words come into use steadily. But the language also decays and degrades over time. Ignorance and laziness are the entropic forces, just as insects and bacteria and elephants decay and degrade a forest. Management of those forces is the difference between a jungle and a... Sign in to see full entry.