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In the history of mankind after the 'Wheel', ' Internet' is the powerful invention which has travelled distances technologically. Internet plays a vital role in transforming the ways of learning, teaching and communicating. Social media is increasingly becoming popular as the platform is open for exchange of thoughts and ideas through various modes like tweets, posts, blogs etc. The only restriction here is the number, the number of words and characters used, which of course curtails creativity. The emergence of a new English dialect called 'Text-English' has come to the rescue of those creative people who cannot restrict their ideas to limited words. The popularity of social media exchanges signify that technology users have accepted this quick social media interactions as a new way of life and have also adjusted their writing to match the content restrictions. According to Educators and Old School Learners the new Text-English is infiltrating the Standard English by blurring the distinction between formal and informal writing. The phenomenal popularity of short- short stories which fit in tweets and texts are an example of how adversity can be turned into an opportunity. However, there are concerns regarding the usage of digital language in literature which is severing the characteristics elements of the standard language in order to comply with the restrictions. This paper tries to bring out the impact of Social Media on the English language.