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This form of communication has become a major one. A person could find a date through an online chat without leaving the comfort of their own home. Maybe you’ve seen that commercial that has stated that text messaging could increase your risk of an accident 23 times. This form of communication has infiltrated our love lives and driving habits. Before it has affected these aspects of our lives, I ask if it has affected our grammar first? I get some misspelled text messages and facebook posts. For example, someone had replaced the word cool with “kewl” or that’s with “tats” and tomorrow with “tmrw”This can only be limited by a persons creativity. It is a form of shorthand that has become an electronic language. I just hope that we don’t forget the correct spellings and punctuations.
by James
Tony Said,
April 8, 2011 @ 10:22 am
I also have found this trend becoming a problem with the average person making such common spelling mistakes in day to day writing. Not only is it quite an annoyance for some, but it is only going to grow worse with the young population.
Cassiddy Said,
April 8, 2011 @ 10:25 am
My personal opinion about texting is it helps me with saying the last word with family members and it avoids confrontations for a later time. It also helps me with direction when I’m having a hard time with an issue I’m dealing with and need a friend’s support through texting. Texting keeps me close with my eldest daughter just to let her know that she safe and that I love her.
melanie Said,
April 8, 2011 @ 10:36 am
I totally agree with this blog. I find texting down right annoying. Especially when you’re sitting in class and all of a sudden someone’s phone goes off and interrupts the teacher or just interrupts our studies. And as for misspelling words, this can be misleading our kids by thinking these are the right words and mess up in school themselves.
Mariedenze Said,
April 8, 2011 @ 10:48 am
Majority, if not all, of the population these days are using shortcuts whenever they chat to someone online or send a quick text message through their mobile phones. We do shortcuts because there’s only a limited space in the mobile phones, therefore, we try to shorten a word as much as possible. By constantly doing this, people are forgetting how to actually spell a word correctly, especially the youths. So, whenever students are given an essay to write, the immediate mistakes that a teacher would find are spelling errors. Well, nothing is totally wrong with making a word short, but we just have to bare in mind that once we write an essay, we need to remember the correct spelling.
Jasmine Said,
November 10, 2011 @ 12:44 pm
I don’t agree or disagree with this blog because texting in many ways is helpful in staying connected with friends and family and is such an easy way to talk to people. On the hand people especially the younger generation are always on their phones texting even in class and for some people, including the teachers, is disrespectful. It also may affect our spelling and grammar because we are so used to making words shorter and abbreviating them and this in the long run will effect the way we write in school or even at jobs when we should be writing in proper format. Our bosses wouldn’t want us writing in slang or code.
Josh Said,
February 24, 2012 @ 11:28 am
Text messaging is kind of dangerous for people who use it too much when driving.
Dugler Said,
February 24, 2012 @ 11:40 am
What scares me is that by the year 2016 they say that there will be 10 billon registered celluar devices for the 7 billion people living on earth.
Randy McAwesome Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 11:53 am
I personally agree with this as well. I can’t stand when people use “U” or “R” for “You” or “Are”, and many other words are murdered as well using this “shorthand”. A common excuse I find is that “it saves time” which I call B.S. too. It takes half a second to type out “You” so just using “U” saves you zero time when typing. I can rant about broken English for hours.
I believe it’s been said that because of all the shortcuts we allow the current generation that it’ll be the first one in recorded history to never surpass it’s previous generation. Which, in my opinion, is just depressing.
Cameron Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 12:01 pm
I feel that this post has an air of linguistic snobbery to it. Sure, with the growing online population and the increased pressure to communicate with many different people at once, some people have gotten lazier in their use of “proper” spelling and grammar. On the flipside, what exactly makes a word a “real” word? From the Elizabethan period onward, a lexicographer’s job was to weed out the “bad” words in favour of the “good” ones. This was mainly because of a space issue. Dictionaries can only be so long. But with the seemingly endless storage potential of online servers, why can’t we break down the barrier between “proper” and “bad” words? One need only look on a website like Urban Dictionary to see the endless variations of spelling and meanings that have developed from basic words. For instance, “kewl” might imply a sarcastic or laid-back tone. “tmrw” could very well be a sign of laziness, but we have to accept that the landscape of the English language is changing, and we have to change with it.
Darrell Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 12:09 pm
When it comes to the definition as to what a good role model is, I would consider certain raw elements as minimum prerequisites. To start wtih, the person has to possess integrity in living up to the values they claim as priorities for themselves in defining their character and demonstrate these with a sense of humility. Role models are somewhat equipped naturally to teach others the lessons they’ve acquired, often as a result of sacrifice,and do this with patience and grace.
Brittany Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 1:13 pm
People shouldn’t be allowed to bring cellphones to any school, because of the rude behavior of texting in class. If they do all teachers should be able to take them away and to be returned by the end of each class.
Justin Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 1:16 pm
I use a phone that has an auto correct. It reminds me when I’ve misspelled a word and it’s very useful. Improper grammar I’d say is a pet peeve of mine. I always notice it and when someone corrects one of my mistakes I remember not to let it happen again. In a sense it’s taught me how to use grammar better and how to spell a lot of words.
Nicole Said,
October 29, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
I agree and disagree with this post. Texting is what everyone doing nowadays. It’s keeping up with the Generation, I don’t know how I would talk to all my friends without texting them. I just moved from outta town to winnipeg and that’s how I keep contact with everyone. My phone is a “smart” phone and that’s also how I get around Winnipeg iwith my GPS or internet. But I do agree with the no texting and driving. That is the one thing i can honestly say I don’t do and will not start to do. It is a lame excuse to lose your life; like seriously your text can wait.
Holton Said,
October 31, 2012 @ 1:20 pm
I agree with a lot of what you’re saying. I find text messaging to be a little offensive. Man spent thousand of years trying to figure out a code to separate humans from all the other animals. In English we only use 26 letters to make thousands of different combinations; thousands of different words. With words we are given so much power. To name another animal is in a sense to dominate them. To name a lion, a lion said to be the king of the jungle, is basically a pet us. Showing the lion that we are the dominant species of this planet by naming it is just like we name a pet cat. Words give us voice and ability like no other animal besides a parrot. But it doesn’t know what it is saying. It just mimics us. The point is words are one of the most amazing things we can do. And I just like honoring that.