Regular users of Twitter and Facebook may find themselves slipping into regional colloquialisms when they type.
An investigation into what impact social networking sites have on language has found that people are more likely to use regional phrases because of the increased speed they communicate at.
This has meant that social media users are now adopting slang from other regions of the United Kingdom, for example, Geordies might Tweet phrases which are usually only found in the south.
PureBlue’s Twitter followers and Facebook fans can rest assured that will only get the most pukka, lush and mustard web design London news sent to their feeds.
Dr Eric Schleef, lecturer in English Sociolinguistics at The University of Manchester, said: “Twitter, Facebook and texting all encourage speed and immediacy of understanding, meaning users type as they speak, using slang, dialect respellings and colloquialisms.”
Paris Hilton may have to research some more legal language after she apparently damaged her defense against drug charges when she Tweeted a picture of a handbag in which police allegedly found cocaine.
She posted a picture of the distinctive bag accompanied with the words: “Love My New Chanel Purse I Got Today.”
The bad news for the hotel heiress is that she claimed the handbag belonged to a girlfriend.
Remember everyone. Think Before You Tweet! That’s my new slogan.
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