Increasingly, IM-speak is finding its way into the writing of teens at school according to a CNN article yesterday.

Apparently, the 4 - 5 hours of technology and media usage by teens outside school is impacting the way that teachers see language arts being taught in the classroom. Some disagree, believing that first drafts contain the shorthands, while final copies of papers do not. IM-speak is also compared to informal acronymns used by previous generations (SWAK= “sealed with a kiss”).

For a good primer on IM-speak click here. Its written by a 19 year old as if to his grandmother.

Are you seeing IM speak popping up in your organization? How do you react to it? Is it appropriate in business…or do you perceive it as sloppy, lazy english?

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