Ten years ago, e-mails were considered a very sophisticated method of communication. Nowadays, however, e-mail messaging has become a normal way of communicating, not only between working people but also between people at home. Text messaging and chatting on a mobile phone are still the most frequent methods of communication among teenagers, but e-mails are fast becoming more and more common in this age group. This little flying yellow envelope on the screen changed the world of communication. Words like stamps, post office or postman no longer belong to a teenager's vocabulary. New words are born: e-mails, sent items, received items, recipient, attachment and symbols too. These words have replaced the old ones. your pen friend, or should we say key pal, is only a click away. E-mails are a good invention although they will probably never replace either telephone calls or ordinary letters. As far as I am concerned, they are just another, very efficient, means of communication. *