One of the dilemmas we as English teachers face nowadays is the manner in which today’s student opts to communicate in Chat language, also known as Textese or SMSish. It seems the more we try to rectify this phenomenon, the more our young ones pour in the LOLs, IDKs and BrBs. The technological world does not seem to be helping either as it churns out Facebook, Mxit, BBM, Whatsapp and similar applications on every other day. With news of Txt speak becoming acceptable in examinations in count...