It's happening. The Internet is invading our lives and our minds and corrupting as it progresses. Shorthand is destroying our youths' spelling and grammar. In the worst cases these Internet phrases even are spilling over into every day life. I still shudder with horror remembering the day that someone actually said 'LOL' to me.

I'm not some old crab fighting against the changes of the world. I'm 19 years old and studying software engineering at university. I love computers and use instant messaging programs constantly, but there's a serious problem when I can't even read some of the messages flowing between my younger siblings and their friends. With sentences such as 'OMFG! ROTFLMAO! RTFM N00B!' being thrown around liberally, the state of global communication is in jeopardy!

So, here are some helpful tips to keep your messages legible and English:

The word 'so' is spelt with just one 'O'. The word 'well' is spelt with just one 'E'. Adding superfluous letters to your words is actually undoing the effect that your gratuitous use of Internet acronyms are supposed to have on your message length.

Contrary to popular belief, the word 'Cool' is spelled without the use of a 'K

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