Grammar Test for Users of Social Media*

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I often wonder what the late William Safire would say about modern English in the age of social media. I suspect that if he were (was?) still writing the On Language column for the New York Times, it would be rife with commentary about the demise of proper English and the butchering of old “rules” on usage (use?). I accept that language evolves — we now use “impact” as a verb and say “graduate college” rather than the…