Teenagers these days have become so accustomed to using computers for a variety of purposes including chatting, emailing, and social networking, that their online grammar and spelling has begun to seep into their school work. A large percentage of high school students have been leaving out capitals, using shortcuts such as LOL (Laugh out loud), and emoticons ( ) in their assignments. It has been predicted that the next generation will have different writing guidelines. However, until that happens, students will have to be more careful.