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Essay / Do SMS have a negative influence on written...
Text messages are a multi-model: it is a written language that includes the basics of spoken language. Texting is a quick and easy way to communicate with friends and family around the world. During the 1900s, only a few messages were sent via text message. Since then, the use of text messaging has increased rapidly. Text messages have urbanized into a whole new language where there are multiple ways to express thoughts and feelings. This new form of communication has become so famous that some educators fear it could affect the use of spoken and written English. In this essay, I will talk about the different varieties of texting used and how it affects the person's attitude towards their English language. In addition to exploring attitudes, I will focus on different techniques used in text messages. By studying the different types of text messages, many different characteristics have become clear. For example, different gender and age groups tend to text differently. Text 1 is a conversation between two teenagers. From text 1, you can see that these two teenagers use slang and they shorten their words when texting. This may be because it is a faster and easier way to communicate and it also saves time and money. As you can see in text 1, compressed language is used; This is where you shorten words by replacing single letters to represent the actual word, for example r meaning are and c meaning see. Or using letter and number homophones like “cu l8r” which means see you later cu (see you soon) represents a letter homophone and “18r/later indicates a number homophone. Additionally, in text 1, the conversation begins with a ... middle of paper ... which also negatively portrays an individual's intelligence, so it should be stopped. Overall, people argue that texting has a negative effect on an individual's intelligence. positive effect on the English language, while others believe it has a negative effect on written English. However, I think texting does not destroy or attribute to the development of the English language. On the one hand, texting is a faster and easier way to communicate with each other. On the other hand, the disadvantages of text messaging are believed to cause poor spelling and poorly formed English. This new technology is used all over the world; people of different ages and genders use it for different reasons. For example, teenagers use texting for fun and excitement, while adults use it for different reasons, such as for work, texting their children to convey an important message..