In chapter fifteen ’’2b or Not 2b?’’ of ’’They Say / I Say’’‚ David Crystal provides arguments in favour of text messaging. Crystal tries to prove his point that text messaging is not destroying the English language with great research‚ a lot of examples and a clear organization. As the author himself puts it‚ ’’Texting has added a new dimension to language use‚ but it’s long-term impact is negligible. It’s not a disaster. ’’. Although some people believe text messaging is pillaging our punctuation
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David Crystal’s “2b or Not 2b?” is an interesting topic and a global wide well known subject. As most people are guilty of text messaging not everyone breaks the rules of the English language. This controversial material has many side and views. In the beginning of the essay the author emphasizes how in a newspaper article written by John Humphry there is a disapproval and disgust of text message “they are destroying it: pillaging our punctuation; savaging our sentences; raping our vocabulary” (335)
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2b 2b or not 2b David Crystal Last year‚ in a newspaper article headed "I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language"‚ John Humphrys argued that texters are "vandals who are doing to our language what Genghis Khan did to his neighbours 800 years ago. They are destroying it: pillaging our punctuation; savaging our sentences; raping our vocabulary. And they must be stopped." As a new variety of language‚ texting has been condemned as "textese"‚ "slanguage"‚ a "digital virus". According
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Robert Poynter Professor Collum English 1301-.0025 06/16/13 2b or not 2b an essay In the article “2b or not 2b” David Crystal starts out discussing how others such as John Sutherland said that texting is destroying the English language. And Sutherland had created names for the new language of texting like “textese”‚ “slanguage” and that texting is a digital virus. David Crystal also made the comment that John Humphries argues that people who text are “vandals who are
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9/16/14 “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal Is texting making our language worse or is it improving it? David Crystal‚ “a professor at the University of Wales and is known for his work in English language studies and linguistics” (335)‚ writes about how many people think that texting is destroying our language‚ but Crystal believes that texting can improve children’s ability to read and write‚ he also writes that texting may add a new dimension to communication in an article called “2b or Not 2b”. In the
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Zhang 1 Hao Zhang Professor Warmbold English 120‚ Section 06 24 March 2013 In the article “2b or not 2b”‚ David Crystal begins with discussing how others such as John Humphry argued that texters are “vandals who are doing to our language what Genghis Khan did to his neighbors 800 years ago. They are destroying it” (335). This is also the common belief of most people. People often argue about the bad points of technology over our language. However‚ Crystal believes that texting can improve
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CASE 2B: Ethical Considerations PREMISSES: A major company moves into a medium-sized town that has been hit by job losses in textile field. The new company is supported through many incentives including tax relief and free land. They have announced their hiring operation with higher pay rates compared to other jobs. Marilyn is a supervisor at a textile plant and has received offers for interview with the new company as a supervisor. She has also overheard her crew discussing applying for a job at
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Teaching Period 1‚ 2015 COM10003 Learning and Communicating Online Assessment 2B: Analysis of collaborative work Word limit: 1000 words (+/- 10%) or equivalent Weighting: 20% Due date: 9am (AEST) Monday 18 May (Week 10) Student Name: Don Vu Student ID: 4965418 Studying and working has been through a significant change since the early ages. Before teamwork was introduced‚ personal skill was the only attributes that employers or other people look for in a person. Now‚ they must look for teamwork‚ adaptability
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49 is the max amount of viewers available in slide - if you aren’t adding please allow others to Just to have some clarity between the answers‚ questions‚ etc. Questions in BLACK Answers in BLUE Side Questions in RED Explanations/Answers to side questions in ORANGE Other comments in ANY COLOR Unanswered study questions in GREEN Study Questions for Lectures 1-5 1. Give 2 definitions of “species” and explain the strengths and weaknesses of each. Morphological “species”: individuals
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WL 2b Creative Writing The ending of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold ends abruptly where the protagonist‚ Santiago Nasar‚ falls on his face in the kitchen of his own home‚ dead. There are still many untold details the reader may be wondering about that needs to be demystified‚ such as the real culprit for taking Angela Vicario’s virginity. In an attempt to satisfy most of the readers’ curiosity‚ the following diary of Angela Vicario‚ the dishonored bride‚ has been uncovered
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