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In this day and age, new words are coined almost daily. Every kid seems to master the art of short-cutting words, to my utter chagrin. When I read news feeds, it almost seems like I get unfamiliar terms every week. Recently, some newspapers started de-capitalizing the word "Internet" and it just doesn't seem right. The "Internet" should be capitalized since we refer to the global interconnection of computers, as differentiated from an "internet" which denotes a mere interconnection of two or more computers. However, it seems that linguistic change always follows human nature--why spend more effort when you get the same results in less? Ah yes, times change, and change happens very fast.
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