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The present era of technology brought a new phenomenon in text messaging and writing in the cyber world with a “modern style” that breaks the rules of conventional written language and offers self-created symbols of expression. Previous research has investigated the effects on the literacy attainment of children and even adults. This study is distinct from previous studies in that it explored the effects of the modern style of texting on feelings and reactions of foreigners of different ages in South Korea who well possess English language skills and the differences between users and non-users of the modern style. The findings of this study demonstrate that younger and older people have significantly different feelings and reactions about the new style. When younger people receive a modern message, they feel happy and comfortable, while older people feel a little angry and confused by abbreviations and emoticons. Users and non-users of the modern style differ in feelings and reactions, as well. Users feel happy and fine when they receive a message in the modern style from people even younger than they are, while non-users do not feel happy, but rather they feel a little angry and bad when they receive a message in the modern style from people who are younger than they are. These findings are worth considering for all users when communicating with people at work and outside work through computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools; for education institutions when teaching virtual behavior; and for researchers when developing deeper research on this issue.
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Bahromjon, U. et al. (2023). “i’ll wait 4 ur answr!” A Study on Modern Style of Cyber-Writing and User Reactions. In: Koucheryavy, Y., Aziz, A. (eds) Internet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networks and Systems. NEW2AN 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13772. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30258-9_15
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