'Hey dey..Ssup!
m doin gr8..
Cr4 a coffa ton8 ??
kewl..
C'ya at 8...
G2g, tc!!'
Shortened verbs, sentences sans prepositions, abbreviations used as never before...Get accustomed to the language of young, considered the 'in thing' today. After all, who has the time in this world to inquire if the person on other side is a he or she, an uncle or a kid, a "hi" is much more happening these days.
"The new chat lingo is faster, trendier and a great time saver, when it comes to text chat and on messenger. Moreover, they are in vogue these days," says Sanya Ralhan, Class 10 student.
As the cell phones replace Barbie dolls and toy cars, it seems laptops are what kids demand for on turning 9. The generation Y cannot debar itself from using the language in vogue. "One often faces time and space constraints in message chats, therefore, use of abbreviations and jargons is convenient. Besides it's fun to play with the language as we go on creating more and more smart lingos," says 12-year-old Devika Kapoor.
What's more, the word 'sms' itself has found itself a comfortable place in Oxford dictionary. Seeing the wide usage of such lingo by a large number of people, its impact is very much visible on the written day to day English.
"With every new batch, chat lingo is frequently seen in the answer sheets and assignments, but I have no qualms in accepting the changing trend. I feel language is a dynamic thing and changes to suit the needs of man should be readily acceptable," says S D Triparthy, Professor, I P University.
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