Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, … - John H. McWhorter

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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.

John H. McWhorter

Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, but then again, do you think about those things when you talk?

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