Reading: Lister p. 23 summary

With the introduction of the world wide web, the entire world can be connected with one another. Although this is an amazing concept, it makes standardisation incredibly difficult. Dictionaries that have taken hundreds upon hundreds of years to compile into a reputable source are being torn apart by 'Internet speak', essays written at school are now under scrutiny for their 'text speak' content... Even during normal conversation some may use 'BRB' as a quick way of telling someone they'll 'be right back' or use 'LOL' as a lazy way of saying they find something funny. Our language is being re-written in the urban internet context.