What would you call the "English(es)" phase we are in now? Why? Support your argument with examples/experiences. by Cristina Sanchez-Martin

2026-04-01 18:50:44 UTC

I think we're entering a phase of English highly influenced by generative AI. I've increasingly noticed people using AI writing even in personal relationships. AI writing is very standard and easy to recognize as well.

2026-04-01 18:51:57 UTC

I would call the English which is developing now, "Technological English". As explained in chapter 14, many phrases, acronyms and other forms of written and spoken English are influenced by the way in which we use technology. Additionally, technology is allowing English to become even more global and develop more homogeneously at a very rapid pace.

2026-04-01 18:52:06 UTC

Maybe Advanced Modern English. With the rise in technology, the way we communicate to one another has changed in many ways.

rdysison — 2026-04-01 18:52:20 UTC

I would say we're slowly moving onto the new phase of English. Though we're still in the modern English, new slang/brainrot is being created. Unironically, people use it in day to day lives, like myself.

2026-04-01 18:52:33 UTC

Perhaps something like "collectivized Englishes". Thanks to the Internet and access to English speakers through an informal lens, many speakers can learn English through non-perscriptive situations. For example, a person in Thailand can pick up on English slang and words by speaking to a friend in Canada, combining the colloquial and informal language with what they learned from English classes in school.

2026-04-01 18:52:38 UTC

I would call the phase Internet English. For all the reasons English has spread and changed in the past, the language has changed the most in my experience from people picking up new terms they see on social media and integrating it into their everyday life. Whether it's a running joke or a nickname for a celebrity or the way we emphasize certain words, it's largely determined by what the internet thinks is right.

2026-04-01 18:52:53 UTC

I think we're in a place where English is starting to become a dominant language. We see it in education spaces around the world and in the workforce as well. We see that the people that are able to excel are the ones that known English (along with other languages). We also see that coding has become largely done in the "English language"

2026-04-01 18:53:36 UTC

Modern Generational English? At this point, generations, cultures, and backgrounds all have different ways of speaking. For example, I don't speak exactly the same way as my dad does, but we still share alot of the same lingo. At the same time, technology is playing a role with everyone using AI or the internet, which is also generational; they didn't have it this way back then

2026-04-01 18:53:44 UTC

I think that English is influenced by what goes viral on social media mainly. It started years ago with words like "selfie" and other abbreviations such as "lol" or "LMAO"

I think now it's being aided by gen AI in many ways.

If something goes viral and people catch on I think it's pretty common now for a word to become recognized by others that used to have a different meaning.

mplute — 2026-04-01 18:53:55 UTC

I might call it "Global Englishes" phase because I feel like English has become something unique to various cultures and individuals, and this is shared through extensive technology. I don't think there's a standard form or "proper" English, like we learned about Singaporean English for example. It's also plural because there's so many different types. In my own experience, I've communicated with people from different cultures speaking English, and the way they speak English is different from how I speak English because of the way they describe things. Their unique cultural experiences are what influence their use of English.

2026-04-01 18:54:00 UTC

global english. like the rammstein song, "we're all living in america" even if people do not speak english they still know a few things about it. more so than the other ways around

2026-04-01 18:54:02 UTC

I think I would characterize this phase of English by its vast differences across the globe. the past phases don't seem to include the differences between cultures and how each one uses English to suit their own needs. I like the post that calls this "collectivized English" because it encompasses all the different ways people interact with English and award validity to all of them.

2026-04-01 18:54:06 UTC

I think qualifying our current english as being the same as english from 1776 is crazy. I'm thinking back to Lincoln's Gettysburg Adress and how that now feels very strange. I think "Global economic English" could work as an alternative to "standard english". And then for a label that accepts the diversity of Englishes could be "Contemporary Intersectional English"

aduncan5_3 — 2026-04-01 18:54:11 UTC

I think technology has definitely influenced English. There are many examples through Chapter 14 of this! Through texting abbreviations, slang, and emojis, to morphology used in creating advertisements that are visually and easily read and acceptable. English is being changed to fix today's technology and the technology people use everyday

2026-04-01 18:54:29 UTC

I think the phase of English we are in now, with the great influence of the internet, is one that is a lot more relaxed on grammar rules. It doesn't seem like a priority to be correct. For example, I see a lot on social media where people say "addition" instead of "edition", as well as "should of" instead of "should have." And there isn't any pushback in the comments or someone pointing it out. I think, generally, we are in a literacy crisis.

2026-04-01 18:54:59 UTC

I have seen a rise in writing influenced by AI, especially in punctuation. the use of the dash- for example, was not something i often observed in writing but now see it all the time, often as an AI dog whistle.

2026-04-01 18:55:03 UTC

I think it will be called Efficient English because now we are trying to summarize everything and be efficient and short so it can be easy to use and so it can maybe be profitable, nowdays eveyone looks for ways to benefits theirselves and not waste time.

2026-04-01 18:56:08 UTC

I believe that we are in a Contemporary English phase as we are developing new ways of interacting with each other in a contemporary sense. I don't think we can use technology English as a phase as I don't think we are there yet. As I understand technologies development, we still have a ways to go before we hit a point where our English will be fully based in technology. Contemporary English fits best as we are still transitioning into a technological based English but have influences from Global Englishes.

2026-04-01 18:58:18 UTC

I feel we're currently in a time where basic concepts of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are less emphasized in everyday use. People are increasingly less interested in refining their writing on their own, either using AI to help them polish up their work or neglecting to revise altogether. My sister (who's in high school) recently showed me a discussion board for her psychology class and every student had blatant mistakes in their writing. This may not be indicative of where we're at altogether, but as someone who works in schools I keep seeing this worrying pattern that, if it isn't corrected, I think will only lead to the issue worsening in the future.

2026-04-01 18:58:31 UTC

The Englishes are now entering a more collectively global English. With the internet and such high connectivity amongst communities, words and phrases are constantly being changed. Bomboclaat is the first example that comes to me (I honestly still don't know what it means). I don't think it is a new concept, though, because English has been borrowing words from other languages forever: Entrepreneurship (French), Bungalow (Hindi) Kinddergarten (German). Now, though, I think a lot more credit and understanding behind the words is being brought to light.