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Article

Publication Date

Fall 2018

Abstract

Technology has transformed much of ordinary communication into written rapid-ire shorthand. More time is devoted to tweets and emoji-laden texts, and less time is spent talking on the phone. Capitalization and proper punctuation are often abandoned in modern-day communication, and abbreviations such as FOMO, fear of missing out, and YOLO, you only live once, abound. First-year law students are experts in this new style of writing, adept at the grammar and punctuation shortcuts that pervade tweets and texts.

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Second Draft, Vol. 31, Issue 2 (Fall 2018), pp. 35-37

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