1. The rise of social networking is not only affecting language, but it is changing it. With instant messaging and text messaging there are abbreviations like ttyl (talk to you later), lol (laugh out loud), brb (be right back), and plenty more that help shorten time and conversation space. I have even heard people using these abbreviations in conversations they are having in person. Now I guilty of using these abbreviations through texts, but I refuse to throw english out the window in general when i am having a conversation with someone in person.
2. The spread of Internet and other technologies reduce the necessity for english knowledge around the world because now people rely on the technology to do everything for them for example spell check, and ofcourse any questions or uncertainties can always be cleared up through google. I am interested in seeing the average IQ of a person the next generation, this techonology is just making people lazy and dumb!
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