Social Media’s Impact on Language and Communication

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We live in a world…

Where a picture is still worth a thousand words

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But how many words…

Is an emoticon worth?

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Social acronyms and abbreviationshave become part of our lifestyle

Nowadays, digital likes can create real happiness

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These changes are also reflected

in our communication

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In an age where messages can be sent so easily

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Sources:gigaom.com/2010/04/28/how-social-media-is-affecting-the-way-we-speak-and-write/

itviz.com/2013/02/how-social-media-has-changed-human-interaction/

poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/206598/5-ways-that-social-media-benefits-writing-the-english-language/

www.montrealgazette.com/life/Watchwords+Hashing+language+social+media/7973887/story.html

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