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Communication is the “exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behaviour�, while technology is defined as “A body of knowledge used to create tools, develop skills, and extract or collect materials� – taken from Answers.com. Since the emergence of new technologies, conventional face-to-face interaction, while not yet obsolete, has been replaced by mobile technology and communication via the Internet as the most common form of communication in our global society. While on the surface communicating via technology is cheap, instant and convenient, our reliance on it, is clearly posing serious concerns about the way that we communicate through the written and spoken word in the English language. As communication methods change rapidly on both an individual and societal level, I intend to explore the suggestion that it may have an adverse effect on the way we communicate.

A study conducted by Pew Internet and American Life Project......

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