Along comes a new 21st century way of writing Italian. Popularized by young people via SMS, the new spelling uses maths symbols, homonyms, numbers, and abbreviations to speed up the transfer of messages.
We're in a frenetic age now and communication often takes place not with a telephone but with a mobile phone. Whether on the street, traveling on a train or bus, or in a remote town, it seems everyone is in a hurry. Not only that but there's also a need, when creating Italian text messages, to convey a concept within a limited space, meaning youngsters save money, as each message sent is limited to 160 characters.
Traditional hand written letters have already disappeared and are out of fashion and e-mail inboxes are overflowing with spam. Nowadays mobile phones have become the preferred method for expressing sentiments and emotions. Sometimes PSMS messages are even sent between two people standing just a few feet apart from one another.
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