Punctuation and Text

I disagree with the idea of using punctuation in the text I send because it is an informal writing. Texting should be use as a quick tool of communication any time of the day and where ever you are. Using punctuation will only delay the conversation, and frustrate  the users. In addition after reading the article, I strongly agree that texting can be use without proper grammar,  and children still will be able to acquire new writing skills. Texting should be use an easy way to communicate without punctuation concerns. Texting can be an excellent tool to use in the classroom and in school.

Is texting killing the language?

Does texting make us a bad writers?

 Texting Makes Us Really Bad Writers. 

       I strongly agree that texting makes us bad writers. I will discuss some of the reasons why texting makes us bad writers. The first mistake we make while texting is not using the proper punctuation. We tend to be carry away with the informal conversation that we write run on sentences. We record the conversation and send it without proof read it. Some of us use short cuts for texting for example instead using the word "for" and put the number 4. This becomes a bad habit.

      It is easier to text than to send an email. We have the cell phones with us at all times that makes easier to text friends and family. Even though, we can opt to write a text with the proper grammar that does not mean that the person we are texting will not have bad habits of using shortcuts for texting back. Having a text conversation over the phone every day makes us adopt the bad writing habits.

     We are so used to write the short cuts while texting that when we send a formal email does not use the proper grammar. So please next time you send a text make sure that you use the proper grammar and punctuation. 

      In the Ted talk video he stated that texting is not writing at all and no body talks the way they text. To break it down he mentioned that language is speech, which is the way we speak. If we were to speak the way we write, then we would not be using proper language either. When we speak, we don't stop to think about grammatical errors: commas, periods, or capital letters that we end up texting run on sentences. Moreover, texting is considered finger speech, and it is easier to write abbreviations for every single word we use. As a result, overtime vocabulary and new language evolves transforming to new words with the purpose of the text. As a result text becomes easier and shorter, we type less. The words people use while finger texting lose its meaning and evolve over time. 

    Finally the Ted talk video changed the perspective that texting make us bad writers. Now I strongly believe that it is a choice of wording people want to use when every time they text. Next time I text I will remember that texting is not bad at all. I will always encourage my students to choose proper vocabulary and text in complete sentences.