THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF DISREGARDING GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION RULES ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING AND EDUCATION
Keywords:
social media, slang, non-standard English, grammar errors, punctuation, language learning, informal, followers, audiences, abbreviations, communication, consequences, the internet.Abstract
In today's digital age, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Almost everyone uses social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Telegram for different purposes. However, we can witness that many users usually youngsters don't follow grammar and punctuation rules while writing posts or comments. This article provides potential impacts on communication and language learning and how to solve these problems.
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