Juan,

That is exactly what I was talking about! It wasn't email; it was IM, instant messaging. Thank you so much for that link. As an amateur anthropologist, I am fascinated with all things involving cultural (and physical) evolution, and this major shift is right under our nose. And the way that things are picking up speed nowadays, I don't think it will be long before this new version of 'Esperanto' is accepted. Babyboom II is on the way, and they will surely push us AWADies aside! I guess the good news in all of this, as the middle aged English teacher stated, is that she was fearful that the younger generation would stop communicating through the written word altogether, and this has at least postponed that fateful day!

Onward!
Maria