FAR from being rbsh, it is actually gr8 for society. Experts believe that new forms of communication such as mobile phone texting, email and instant messaging are helping us stay in touch with each other.
And a new study has shown that far from being a scourge of grammar and correct spelling, users of instant messaging and texting are actually much more likely to use the Queen's English than the abbreviations that annoy purists. The impact of the aADVERTISEMENTbbreviated language used in texting, such as U instead of you and 2 instead of to/too, has been such that Scottish schools have even been given guidance from exam chiefs on when pupils may and may not use such expressions in writing. There were an estimated 30 billion texts sent last year in the UK, and New Year's Eve alone saw Britons send 290 million texts. What started out as a fashion for the young has spread throughout society, with older generations receiving courses to help them get to grips with the new technology.
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