Communicating Electronically

Today communication via text, instant messaging and chat rooms is very popular.

The advantages of these services are:

• Instant contact
• Easy to write
• Mobile
• Cheap
• Easily understood

The disadvantages of these are:

• Can be talking to someone who is not who they say they are
• The language used can be used inconveniently in the wrong places
• They are bringing the quality of the english language down
• Can be less reliable than having a face to face conversation with someone