Let's talk about this ASAP

Slang, abbreviations and 'text talk' are becoming popular these days. People use simple words to represent difficult words or whole concepts, such as 'ASAP' which means 'as soon as possible'.

Once, my friend lost marks for using slang. It is not seen as proper language. But some people think it helps them to communicate with others.

But it's not difficult to communicate using correct language. What's more, if we overuse slang, our proper language skills will diminish.

I think students should try to use less slang.

Discussing the strengths and weaknesses of slang would be interesting.

Ricky Chow, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School