Texting and Writing

Texting and Writing

            This article talks about how texting or text messaging has become a popular thing in today’s society. It is very common among the teenagers and even the business world now. You are able to say what you want very quickly without having to actually call on the phone and the other person receiving the message can respond when it is convenient for them to do so. Abbreviations for words have been created to get a message out even faster. They call these abbreviations “text speak”. The problem that this article focuses on is whether or not this so called “text speak” affects the skills or abilities of a person’s writing. The article leans more to the side of saying that it does not affect the ability of someone’s writing.

            There was an article written in 2008 called “Texting, Testing Destroys Kids’ Writing Style” and it basically just summarizes all the complaints about how text speak affects writing in today’s culture. It states; “Only twenty-five percent of high school seniors are proficient writers. This article mostly blames the use of the abbreviations or acronyms for student’s inability to spell and write. I think that this statement is not true at all. When you are using an acronym or abbreviation, you know what the acronym stands for or you know what the whole word is for the word that you are abbreviating. When the article said that texting is the cause of students having an inability to write, I laughed. Some people are just illiterate and using abbreviations and acronyms while texting is not going to make you forget the real words that you are supposed to use while writing a paper or essay.

            People have responded to the article that has complains about texting in the same way that I did. It was claimed that texting is actually beneficial to writing because it can provide motivation or inspiration for writing. It could also provide a chance to practice their writing and their writing skills. It gives them a chance to gain confidence in what they write and allows them to engage in written conversation rather than oral.

            I agree with in the article that texting is actually beneficial to writing.