There can be no denying that social media has a significant impact on the ways that we communicate, so consequently, they have influenced our language. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook or Twitter have altered our vocabulary: new words have been created and there’s been a huge growth in ‘text-speak’-- just think how often we use acronyms to shorten a phrase to just a few letters, such as “OMG” (oh my god). Even shorthand writing takes the form of emojis most of the time! The

Every language has its own ways of conveying particular meanings; words or phrases which are language-specific or culture-specific, or even specific to a particular dialect within a language. Just look at the English language for example. At a glance, it seems easy to grasp, but if we dive a little deeper, we’ll quickly discover that there are literally thousands of slang words and expressions which can cause real problems when attempting to make content relevant to other cul