You've done a PG on 'wider reading/your own experience'. Now just ensure you do a paragraph which mentions theorists and other peoples' opinions. You can pretty much write this in advance.
Just look back at the opinions from Stephen Fry and John Humphreys. Make sure you discuss their attitudes towards CMC/21st century English. Stephen Fry thinks experimenting with language is great - so he is a descriptivist. Humphreys actually compares this sort of experiemntation with language to 'rape'. Highly controversial and offensive, but in line with what some PRESCRIPTIVISTS think about language.
So, just write a paragraph where you sum up some public attituds to CMC, and then finish off by quoting good old David Crystal. Say how he is a world expert in the field. Mention his classic quotes, 'you can't freeze a moving river' etc, as well as a few more descriptivist quote from the info I've given you.
Here are the texts you will need...
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