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.
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.
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