Smiley

Language is dying a slow albeit steady death.
Reason: Smileys

And it's not just a very biased accusation, I (shamefaced) too am responsible for the down slide of the great tool called conversation.

Nobody bothers to type anymore, the answer to everything is summed up in a pithy smiley.

Sometimes it is cute, sometimes it makes you happy, sometimes it's just perfect but most of the times it's downright lazy.

I will not slander anybody here. I will - very nobly - make oneself the scapegoat.

Anybody who knows me well also knows that I avoid the chat rooms etc. as one avoids plague. I tire easily of meaningless talk and meaningful talk and all kinds of talk actually. So I take refuge under the ever-expanding umbrella of smileys.

My general conversations go something like this:

Irritating friend: Hi!
Me: Hi!
Irritating friend: You know what?
Me:
Irritating friend: Babble babble babble babble
Me:
Irritating friend: I know! Weird huh? But you wont believe what she did then!!! Babble babble babble babble
Me:
Irritating friend: Exactly!!
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(You get the drift)

I happen to know for a fact that Shwetu uses this technique frequently. But since I know that she's actually the most adorable person and loves me I let it pass

But the most outrageous use of smileys has been attained by me and Maggie.
We sms each other a lot. And knowing us, they are very this-is-my-last-msg-ever kind of msges. They generally read:

Maggie: Hi Much-o! Wassup? It's boring here! I hate this place I wanna come home!! Miss thee and love thee Bye!!
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(You get the drift)
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