Txt means goodbye to 'hello'

A report written for msn.co.uk after they commissioned a survey to look for "globespeak", says that words like "hello" and "goodbye" are being replaced by e-mail and text messaging slang.

The author of a dictionary of slang and lexicographer, Jonathon Green said: "It wouldn't surprise me if, in 50 years, there was no longer a need for 'hello' and 'goodbye' in general or certainly in electronic communication." MSN marketing director, Tracy Blacher, said: "What is interesting is the speed that language is being modified by the adoption of new technology."


Hello is replaced most commonly with "hey", and goodbye with "laters".

see also...
IBM report: email on mobile phone
jargon
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