Does Internet Chatting Really Affect Long-term Grammatical Abilities?

MBFF (my best friend forever) XerORadSpEllR don't agree that R abeletees R effected 1 iota. We M4C (met for coffee) TOD (the other day) and red from a paper with newz that some writer person wrote. They say our speling and reading righting abilitys will be effected in the long-term! WUWT???? (what's up with that).

TMK (to my knowledge), I think TPS! (that's pretty stupid). Personal, I thinks they R jus jealous, YKWIM ? (you know what I mean). Jus cuz I have over 1 thou peeps and friends on my Myspace! My top 12 rox and I I wonder how many articles were written on CB Language? ISTR (I seem to remember) that was it's own jargon, aint that right Good Buddy? Can I get a big 10-4 (agreement) on that one if you're not to busy dealing with that Seat Cover (rider or passenger of the opposite sex) or Smokey (policeman) at your Back door (on the road behind you)? Did I mention that Sittin' in the Rocking Chair (in between two other CBers) was the best 10-20 (location and/or position)? Am I gettin' out (does anyone hear me)? I'll go 10-7 (shutting down) on that for now and get back on the real issue... Gwammer. (grammer)

IMO (in my opinion) AIM (aol instant messanger) has benn instrumental in my socialization skillz. They say my chattin with overseaers can affect they way thay speak too! IBTD (I beg to differ).

LOL. Chatting is indeed informal and the use of acronyms is growing on a daily basis. It is a code used to participate in online chatting as fast as possible to have others participate in the dialect. Indeed it is another language of sort, but after researching, I find that it is better described as internet Jargon.

The American Heritage Dictionary describes jar·gon (jär'gən) n. as 1) Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk. 2) A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. 3) The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.