As a millennial who talks with the next generation relatively often (younger cousins and the like), I don't think they talk like what was described in the article.

BTW: I've heard the term "Generation Net", as in the generation that grew up after the explosion of AOL / Internet. Generation Net is younger than AOL and never knew a world without the internet.

In my experience, "Generation Net" types with more proper english... pretend to be older, so that they can be taken more seriously online. Without pictures or face-to-face contact, "Generation Net" plays on equal grounds among us on the internet / online forums.

From an online perspective, "Generation Net" is growing up faster than us. They have to deal with griefers in their Minecraft and swatters on their streams on a regular basis. Their face-to-face social skills seem a bit stunted, but that could be only because they're awkward teenagers right now.