In response to Eric Uthus’ “Text messages destroying out language”. I found this piece very convincing but I personally do not agree with Uthus. Uthus believes people have a “weaker understanding of correct grammar” and use “little or no punctuation”‚ which he believes could lead to a decline in one’s education. One’s diction and ability to form coherent and complete sentences is very important for future job opportunities‚ exams and in everyday life. In my opinion children and the youth of future
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Text messaging is the central structure of communication for teennagers. While teens may think shortcuts are helpful they may not understand the damage they are doing to their writing. While older generations consider it to be degrading to the English Language‚ over half of teens have come to the conclusion that texting has made their writing inapplicable. Although to some teens‚ shortcuts and proper English can still be effective. Researchers show that text messaging has been proven to have a negative
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talk to each other‚ even if they are in the same room. They text message. One might naively think that texting isn’t so bad because at least children are expressing themselves in words and practicing their spelling‚ almost like letter writing. Not so; quite the contrary! Children are using what used to be called inventive spelling. That is spelling words the way that they sound. For example‚ when students express dismay in text they write “OMG”. This means Oh‚ my God! When they want to know
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texting 1. Texting and driving 2. Lack of concentration‚ losing focus on driving 3. Looking at texts and not paying attention to the surroundings scenery C: Standing on this issue? All drivers need to be aware of distracted driving and take steps to minimize the risk to themselves and others. “I’m asking you today to listen to the statistics and the stories and decide for yourself whether that one text message‚ is worth the cost of a human life.” II. Supporting Facts #1 A: While distracted driving
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SINHGAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTES CAMPUS SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT A Study on impact of text messaging on teen age students Prepared by Rambhu kumar(11) Komal jaiswal(15) Pankaj kakani(17) Sukirti keswani(18) Nitin maske(19) Introduction 1 See it? Hear it? Take it! This is still the mantra of many schools across the country that succinctly summarizes
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Molave Vocational Technical School Molave‚ Zamboanga Del Sur Project In English IV Research Paper In The Effects of Text Message in Teen Literacy Submitted by: Lady Dianne M. Magtuba Submitted to: Mrs. Ma. Donna A. Baya The Effects of Text Messaging in Teen Literacy Introduction Cell phones are becoming a modern day necessity‚ to the point where they are a must have for every teenager and adult. Human beings are growing increasingly
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Effects of Text Messaging on English Grammar By Lisa Russell‚ eHow Contributor ‚ last updated February 15‚ 2013 * * * * Print this article The Effects of Text Messaging on English Grammar Debate rages among educators about the effects of text messaging on English grammar. According to an unscientific poll conducted by Edutopia.org‚ 50% of the 1028 respondents felt texting is harming students’ writing and grammar. In the same poll 20% thought that text messaging may have
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Choose one of the following questions to answer for the argument essay in this module. Does our state do enough to prevent distracted driving? or Can a Public Service Announcement (PSA) help reduce the number of distracted driving incidents? PART ONE 1. Write the claim you will present in your argument essay. PSA’s can’t help reduce the number of distracted driving incidents‚ they are showed all the time but yet accidents due to distracted driving happen often. 2. Write the counterclaim that
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communication style to one another is texting. Texting has greatly affected the way that we interact with people today. People can now text a friend something they need to say‚ instead of having to make a phone call to keep in touch. Although mobile phones have increased our communication between each other‚ it has greatly influenced teenager’s literacy. Text messaging is very popular among teenagers today. Teens on average send 45.11 and receive 46.03 messages in a day. Texting has both positive and
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ability to place international calls‚ send SMS texts‚ and even had luxuries like caller ID and voicemail‚ which we all take for granted now. This phone started a revolution that is still changing everyday‚ with newer and better phones releasing every month with the latest technology and sleek designs. Texting has its own language‚ customs‚ and ways of doing things. There are known rules when it comes to texting‚ which I believe makes it rhetorical. Text messaging is a new medium of expression‚ one that
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