Will Text Messaging Change Business Spelling?
November 9, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
If you send and receive text messages via your cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry or similar communication device, you’ve probably realized that many people write in code.
In other words, they don’t spell words completely and accurately. (4 represents for; u for you, etc.)
I’ve wondered how this will affect spelling in the future. Will our youngsters cease to learn correct spelling? Will adults forget correct spelling? Will this become the language of business?
I wrote about this on one of my other blogs, Will Texting Affect Children’s Spelling, and received a thought provoking comment regarding texting and business, especially as it applies to international business.
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