Instant Messaging

We have continuously heard about instant messaging affecting the way students these days write. They do everything shorthand while instant messaging and it seems to rub off when they do their papers for school. What happens when students get in the work field and type "I luv 2 do paintin" on their resume? It's going to cause them their job unfortunately. If people do not get out this bad habit now, there are going to be many consequences in the professional field later on in life. I know as a student that it is frustrating to be typing a paper and have to constantly fix spelling errors because I am so used to typing shorthand while texting or instant messaging.
It has it's disadvantages as well as it's advantages. At least students are typing more and getting some help in spelling other words that they do not make shorthand. Students are learning the keyboard more so they can easily find the keys when typing a research paper etc. Lets face it; no one wants spelling errors in their professional papers so students should try to keep shorthand to a minimum and be cautious when typing important papers. This will make life a lot simpler for students as well as teachers and business associates.