Ah instant messaging. Where would we be without it right? After reading the speech by nobel prize winner Doris Lessing, it got me thinking. Although I think some of her statements are ridiculous, I immediately started thinking about the internet's effect on our generation.
The first thing that popped into my head was instant messaging. Although it certainly makes us faster typers, has it made us poorer writers? With all of the "lol's" and "brb" and various other ways of getting our thoughts as fast as possible (afap). See, I made my own acronym up! Granted as a student, I switch into a different mode when writing. However, it's hard to tell sometimes if some of these habits acre crossing over. I came across an interesting article on the subject. There seems to evidence supporting both sides of the debate. What do you think?
