The twenty-first century is the age of technology and is impacting every sphere of our lives, and so is the effect on language. English is growing and varying vigorously over the globe through the rapid use of technology. With the emergence of new technologies, the English language and its Standard Grammar have gone through some radical changes. On the one hand, where the advent of technology has empowered effective communication and dissemination of knowledge, resulting in new dialects and vocabularies, making communication a simple thing. On the other hand, people have brought into play the language of the internet and social media, leading to the evolution of new formations of language. Such as the use of slang terms and phrases, contractions and fragments of sentences, abbreviated languages, code-mixings, and emoticons, which extremely overshadows the youths. With an upswing in digital communication, technology has accelerated various changes in the spelling and grammar of the language. If we look at the language usage in contemporary Indian web series or social media memes, it is abusive, destructive, and handicapped. People of all ages are infringing the rules of standard grammar and erasing the lines between formal and informal language.  On the whole, the impact of technology on the English language draws our attention more toward the ‘deconstruction’ of language rather than its evolution. This paper attempts to analyze the various impacts of technology on the English Language and its usage.

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Keywords: Technology, Language, Impact, Rules of Standard Grammar.