Technology’s role in our lives is astonishing. Its effect on the way we communicate has changed the English language forever.
- shortened phrases; 'Oh my God' (Omg) and now people are starting to say the shortened phrase in real life instead of the whole sentence. another example of this would be; 'Laughing out loud' (lol)
- slang; people use slang in our generation because they think it sounds and looks good. New words have also been invented by young people and are used all over the internet, and then influences young people to say these words whether their behind a computer screen or not.
- It’s slightly less in-your-face, but the Internet is also shifting the words we use to speak to one another, not just the way we choose to communicate. Our obsession with the Internet even influences the simple act of talking – out loud, in real life (IRL, if you prefer). Certain acronyms, neologisms, and abbreviations have infiltrated everyday speech – if I say something like “OMG, WTF, why did my ex like my status, obvi I’m unfriending him,” most people would know what I’m talking about (even if they’ll roll their eyes at how annoying I am). Since people often communicate online and through text messages, truncated turns of phrase and space-saving emoticons are now mainstream.
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