Mobile phones keep us connected to friends, family and businesses every second of every day, but is there a price to pay for this partnership? How many friendships have been lost because someone texted instead of talking? Unfortunately text cannot imply the tone of your words, and so it is quite easy for the person on the receiving end not to know whether your are being funny, sarcastic or serious! Of course the use of emoticons can help a little, but by typing and using txt-speak instead of actually talking to the person concerned, are we in danger of losing the old art of conversation?