In my investigation I was looking at how my use of 'slang' varies for who I am talking to. I began by analyzing 5 texts between me and a member of my family and I began to notice how the register was kept formal. There were no abbreviations in words such as "Okay"or "Because" and I realized we had similarities in the way we typed. I then look at a 5 texts between me and my best friend and I found that we both used emoticons/emoji to liven up our texts and make jokes between us. I also found with my best friend that we sometimes wrote in capitals to express how we feel. It has become a natural instinct to shorten words and lengthen the sound of the word by adding more of the last letter on to the end for example: "helloooo" if i'm in a good mood. When I compared both of these examples I found that I use formal language when communicating with a relative rather than using slang as they would probably not understand it or not use it back. Where as, with my best friend I found that using slang language was an easier, more entertaining way to communicate seeing as I wouldn't verbally speak in that way. I concluded that I use different language styles for who I am communicating with to make the conversation easier between us. I vary the register for who I am talking to depending on the topic of the conversation and how close my relationship is with them.