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Fred Hayes
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Username
Fred Hayes
Member Since
May 28, 2012
Total number of comments
1
Total number of votes received
5
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Texted
Living languages are dynamic and English is no exception. Using "text" and its variants as a verb is relatively new, and just another example of how language adapts to change. Latin does not change because it is a dead language while living languages do. Therefore, "John texted Mary," stands as it correctly uses the transitive verb "texted".