Twitter and Slang

This article discusses the differences in words that show up on Twitter from specific regions of the United States. There are distinct words that someone from the East coast uses that others don't, etc. The article then goes in to discuss how people are getting angry with others because people who aren't from certain coasts are using slang from a seperate coast. It all seems so trivial. Words are words, who cares who uses what slang? It seems as though claiming others can't use your slang just further divides us, which I think is the exact opposite of what social media does. With social media becoming more and more prevelant it's inevitible for trends (words and slang) to spread faster and to a larger audience. To read the full article click here.