David Crystal, the author of “Txtng: The Gr8 Db8,” told me in an e-mail message that “there’s nothing in texting to suggest spelling reform,” noting that texting relies heavily on abbreviations, which he sees as creative stylings, not systematic improvements. He added that there is very little that is new about most of the abbreviations and lexical shortenings that make texting so maddening to so many. ( Shea January 22, 2010)
Response:
Technology does play an important role in communication today. However, there are many problems that have come about with the development of the text message language. I feel that the most important problem is with the English language proficiency. I feel that with the English language proficiency it is necessary to have the skills to write with grammatical, syntactical, and semantic roles of the standard English language. I think that most of these most basic skills of the English language can not be completely comprehended and used effectively when people use only text message language. I feel that people using the text message language also have a limited vocabulary that is often marked with misspelled words because they do not take the time to learn the correct grammar spelling since the text message language contains only just a few abbreviations of the word. My greatest concerns is about how the future generations are going to do without correct spelling and grammar skills.
Reference:
Shea, A. (2010, January 22). The Keypad Solution. In The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html
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Well done!
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