Texting And Communication

We as a society are evolving with each generation to come. We are getting stronger, faster, and smarter. Just as cell phones are no longer square blocks with numbers on them and TV’s are not in black and white, writing itself has also evolved. Once upon a time many wrote and spoke in a Shakespearean form of language and over the years it has evolved into something we call modern English. In recent years, technology has advanced greatly and cell phones have become one of our primary use of communication. With cell phones came a new form of writing called text messaging. Text messaging is used to send short, concise messages to anyone around the world. Often times text messages involve the use of abbreviations which stand for different things and also involves frequent use of emoji’s as a form of expression. This form of writing is now considered informal writing and is not acceptable in academic settings. In Michaela Cullington’s essay “Does Texting Affect Writing?” she touches on both sides of whether texting is hindering students writing or if it’s actually having a positive effect. She then makes is clear that she believes most students are educated enough to know when text speak is appropriate and when it’s not so therefore it has no effect on students. Although, I agree with her thesis, she lacks credibility due to her insufficient evidence. In addition, I also believe

After reading Texting and Writing, by Michaela Cullington, I do not agree with many of her viewpoints. Cullington argues that texting does not affect a students writing. Textspeak, the abbreviation and shortening of words like used when writing a text message, does affect the way a student writes because they use the abbreviations, and their writings tend to lack punctuation. When a writer uses excessive abbreviations on a regular basis they can get stuck in the writer’s head causing them to use them in all of their writings. Cullington did make good points of her own opinion on texting and writing in her piece, but I disagree with her and believe that texting and

With new forms of communication such as texting, cell phones bring about a whole new language. Acronyms have become very popular because they shorten the amount you have to type. But is this interfering with proper grammar learning? Many people even misspell words on purpose so the text isn’t as long, and you can say more. But if this is something people do on a daily basis, what’s to say they aren’t going to start using those misspelled words on memos at work, or papers for school. Not to mention distract people during work or school. Which brings me to the next effect.

The subject of how technology is changing written English is a touchy subject; many people believe that our current technology is allowing us to become lazy. Text messaging being the ultimate reason we are taking so many short cuts when it comes to writing proper English. There are so many abbreviated words and meanings in text messaging, I sometimes find myself confused when I receive messages from people that I have to google what they are trying to say. I don’t want to respond and assume I know what they are trying say.

Neil Papworth, a 22-year-old test engineer, sent the first ever text message on December 3, 1992. Papworth sent the words "Merry Christmas" and by 2005 the number of text messages sent everyday exceeded the earth’s population (Deffree,2016) It’s fair to say texting today has become the “standard” and "normal" way to communicate with others. Also, in many ways texting has made communication easier. “259 million people are sending out 8.5 billion texts a day, that accounts to roughly 32-33 messages per day, per person” (Burke, 2016). Texting has obviously become the preferred method of contacting someone. Texting is most common among my generation, “The Millennials”. It’s no secret that us, millennials, love our smart phones. In fact, millennials favorite group activity is getting together and being on our phones. That may not actually be a fact but, quite often you will find a group of people, hanging out on their phones instead of interacting with each other. Texting might make life simple, but has it hurt the way we communicate as a society?

I completely agree with what John McWhorter has said about texting. Texting is in fact a new language among young people today, and although I have not noticed a huge change in language in my lifetime, I know it has changed a lot. “Texting is fingered speech”. This statement could not be more true because we do in fact text how we talk. I know that personally I tend to text normally. I spell correctly, for the most part, and I typically use punctuation. But also, like most teenagers, I do use text slang. I frequently find myself using acronyms like lol (laugh out loud) or omg (oh my gosh), but I think like most kids these days I can maintain a balance between the two languages. People today are worried that texting is “killing language”,

Have a look at this awesome infographic from Online Schools to see how texting really affects grammar. I personally do not agree with a lot of the `positive points `mentioned about texting here but you might have a different stance.

According to Kelly (2012), about six billion messages are sent a day and over 2.2 trillion a year in the US, (Kelly, 2012). Being familiar with changes in technology with cell phones and texting, the newer phones make it even easier today to text than it did 10 years ago. Today, some phones have built-in keyboards, touchscreen keyboards, and phones without keyboards, the phone has software built in to try to figure out the word based on the spelling so once the correct words comes up, the person can pick that option instead of spelling out the entire word. Text messaging also has its own language which shorten longer words and phrases such as “Thank you”, is shorten to “ty,” the word “To” is “2,” and other example is “your welcome” is “yw.” Being familiar with cell phones and texting by experience, it does create a danger for texting and driving.

Texting has become a great pastime or maybe an obsession. More than one hundred years ago, the way individuals communicated was through mail. This day and age, in the area of communication, text messaging is known as the quickest and most reliable way to get ahold of somebody. Texting is a great way to communicate when someone is unable to answer the phone. It is a simple method of communication that allows someone to send a message to one or more cell phones. It also helps because texting allows for quick replies to questions or quick conversations. People have shortened words and phrases to make texting more efficient. For example, some type, “Where R U?” instead of

I was sitting at the table with my great-grandmother enjoying our lunch when my phone makes a notification sound. As I grab my phone, GG Jane mumbles under her breath “These dang kids and their phones”. I look up and ask “Is there a problem?” she looked at me as if she was disappointed. I don’t understand what I could have possibly done wrong, but then she says “Taylor, it’s rude to be on your phone at the table. I’m trying to enjoy a nice lunch with you and you’d rather pay attention to your phone then me?”

Texting is a fairly new form of communication that has taken the world by storm. It became popular around 2001, and originally had its limitations, such as the 160-character limit. But now that technology has advanced, texting has followed along and is now a convenient, casual, and a more immediate way of communicating. So naturally, texting has evolved also in terms of the language used within it. We see this mostly in the form of abbreviations and short hand spelled words. Some people argue that texting has ruined the English language. Studies and observations have shown that the benefits of texting and cyber speak are much more broad then expected. Textisms have been shown to increase phonology skills, brain activity, creativity and provide a relatable outlet for students in education.

No because if it was about me or any of my friends they might think that we are not professional.

The use of the texting shorthand is a nuisance because some people use it in their writing, or even worse, in their speaking.

Texting is one of the fastest growing containers of communication. According to Cellular Online, in only the first three months of 2004, 135 billion text messages were sent. The proof is in the numbers alone. With the explosion of texting, society is forced to keep up with the massive amount of changes in communication. Not only is texting affecting children's knowledge, but also texting brought the development of virtually a new language, textisms. Textisms are the intentional misspelling of words, any use of a shortened word, or acronyms in text messages. Textisms significantly differ from standard English language. Some researchers believe that textisms are detrimental, but other researchers disagree and

Healthy behavior during women’s pregnancies is an important factor in preventing maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, premature birth, stillbirth, perinatal death, neonatal death and low birth weight. As in the rest of the world, mobile phone applications and text messaging are widely used in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in Asia that have major burdens of maternal deaths and preterm births. This type of communication has also been explored in interventions to improve health outcomes for a variety of conditions, and it seems plausible that it could help to increase healthy behavior in pregnant women. This review will assess the effectiveness of text messaging and mobile applications (commonly described as