Twitter aides dialects to thrive
Twitter aides dialects to thrive

According to the reports laid by experts social networking platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, have given a boost to the traditional speech in the United Kingdom.

The report offered by the Telegraph, hints the fact that increase in usage of internet platforms in the form of social networking and Instant Messaging, gives boost to many of the hidden dialects which were supposedly banned in many of the specific regions and also the web users across the nation, leading to bond with other people.

Dr Eric Schleef, lecturer in English sociolinguistics at The University of Manchester said, "Dialects were traditionally passed on relatively slowly through spoken language, Twitter, but Facebook and texting all encourage speed and immediacy of understanding, meaning users type as they speak, using slang, dialect respellings and colloquialisms."

In the meanwhile it was also said that  Queen's colloquialisms, once restricted to the understanding of Britons residing in Manchester, London, Newcastle, has catching a lightning fast fame. All credit goes to Facebook and Twitter.

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