*****  How does texting influence the English language?

With the increased use of new technologies such as laptop computers, tablets, and mobile phones, the textese language (also known as txt-speak, chatspeak, txtspk, texting language, SMSish, txtslang, txt-talk, and others) has become very popular, but media and scholars have voiced their concern about the English language being overwhelmed by SMS (Short Message Service) language.

Some people believe texting has no effect on Standard English whatsoever. They compare textese to some sort of modern jargon. Since every generation has its own jargon, and English grammar is still changing

Examples of texting English:

b4 - before bc - because 10q - thank you bk - back d8 - date w8 - wait ez - easy l8tr - later 2l8 - too late qt - cutie

btw - by the way fyi - for your information cwof - complete waste of time hand - have a nice day ltns - long time no see urok - you are okay 2m2h - too much to handle 2mi, tmi - too much information yoyo - you're on your own @wrk all wk - at work all weekend k - OK luk@dis - look at this