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Do You Think Texting Makes Us Bad Writers?
Do you think texting makes us bad writers?
Depending on how you text, i.e., acronyms, emojis, etc., your ability to communicate can be negatively affected. Far too many people do not spend the time to check their spelling or grammar when they text out of expediency. This habit tends to spill over into their formal writing. If a person cannot express themselves clearly and professionally while engaged in formal writing then they may have difficulty obtaining high-paying careers. Employers often look at an applicant's ability to convey their written thoughts. If they have numerous spelling and grammatical errors then that potential employer may simply remove that candidate from consideration. There is a place for truncated writing while texting, but not in the professional arena.
John McWhorter says that texting is not really a language at all. It is similar to colloquial speech. A person may write formally when it is necessary but text in a similar manner to the way they speak.
Communication is constantly changing. It does become troubling when older readers are attempting to keep up with conversations among younger people, especially if trying to read truncated text-speak.
His idea of "emergent complexity" in texting was not well flushed-out. I believe that his idea was that while formal writing has established rules, text-speak is slowly gaining loose rules of their own.
Depending on how you text, i.e., acronyms, emojis, etc., your ability to communicate can be negatively affected. Far too many people do not spend the time to check their spelling or grammar when they text out of expediency. This habit tends to spill over into their formal writing. If a person cannot express themselves clearly and professionally while engaged in formal writing then they may have difficulty obtaining high-paying careers. Employers often look at an applicant's ability to convey their written thoughts. If they have numerous spelling and grammatical errors then that potential employer may simply remove that candidate from consideration. There is a place for truncated writing while texting, but not in the professional arena.
John McWhorter says that texting is not really a language at all. It is similar to colloquial speech. A person may write formally when it is necessary but text in a similar manner to the way they speak.
Communication is constantly changing. It does become troubling when older readers are attempting to keep up with conversations among younger people, especially if trying to read truncated text-speak.
His idea of "emergent complexity" in texting was not well flushed-out. I believe that his idea was that while formal writing has established rules, text-speak is slowly gaining loose rules of their own.
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