Should Everybody Write Analysis
Even in an Electronic Era, Reading and Writing Lives on
David Crystal’s writing, "2B or Not 2B", describes the implications of reading and writing from new texting technologies. Emerging avenues for writing include the new texting language, the outcome of texting on literacy, and the innovative possibilities of texting on our language (Crystal 899). Dennis Baron’s writing, “Should Everybody Write?”, On the other hand, shows how the different evolutionary steps of writing add density to the requirement that everybody writes. All people are fit to write and ought to participate in it actively (Baron 840). Comparing and contrasting the positions that the two authors hold helps in the formulation of a personal response that refutes some of their …show more content…
The earliest years of writing were only for the brightest people, but the advent of email and now Facebook allows anyone to write (Baron 850). He examines the development of technology that makes writing easily available and the progression of literacy in general. Furthermore, he notes that because of the electronic age, reading and writing have become easier due to the ease of access to the internet. Also, he shows how the different evolutionary steps add complexity to writing. Baron shows us how far we've come as a society regarding literacy because it was once assumed that only people with enough understanding of a subject should write about …show more content…
Some critics would believe that the electronic era we are moving more and more towards is making us lazy and less interested in reading or writing.
I agree with Crystal on his thoughts on the influences that texting may have in our modern language and literacy. The texting language is constructing off of our language and is making it more complex not destroying it. Some people, however, may believe that texting is going to alter our language for the worse and create a generation of people much lazier with their spelling and grammar. I will say however that for kids and teenagers who are growing up texting and instant messaging, this form of language starts to become natural and can lead to becoming their primary form of writing.
However, one can argue that the growth of writing leads to the misuse of the trait, especially in social interactions. Such misuse incorporates aspects such as the abbreviation of words and phrases in a manner that does not obey the rules of grammar. Rather than helping in the creation of new writing styles and words, such rampant writing undermines the basics of grammar. The creation of new learning and writing mechanisms as a result of the rampant writing ought to result in the integration of the various existing writing laws and not disregarding
David Crystal’s writing, "2B or Not 2B", describes the implications of reading and writing from new texting technologies. Emerging avenues for writing include the new texting language, the outcome of texting on literacy, and the innovative possibilities of texting on our language (Crystal 899). Dennis Baron’s writing, “Should Everybody Write?”, On the other hand, shows how the different evolutionary steps of writing add density to the requirement that everybody writes. All people are fit to write and ought to participate in it actively (Baron 840). Comparing and contrasting the positions that the two authors hold helps in the formulation of a personal response that refutes some of their …show more content…
The earliest years of writing were only for the brightest people, but the advent of email and now Facebook allows anyone to write (Baron 850). He examines the development of technology that makes writing easily available and the progression of literacy in general. Furthermore, he notes that because of the electronic age, reading and writing have become easier due to the ease of access to the internet. Also, he shows how the different evolutionary steps add complexity to writing. Baron shows us how far we've come as a society regarding literacy because it was once assumed that only people with enough understanding of a subject should write about …show more content…
Some critics would believe that the electronic era we are moving more and more towards is making us lazy and less interested in reading or writing.
I agree with Crystal on his thoughts on the influences that texting may have in our modern language and literacy. The texting language is constructing off of our language and is making it more complex not destroying it. Some people, however, may believe that texting is going to alter our language for the worse and create a generation of people much lazier with their spelling and grammar. I will say however that for kids and teenagers who are growing up texting and instant messaging, this form of language starts to become natural and can lead to becoming their primary form of writing.
However, one can argue that the growth of writing leads to the misuse of the trait, especially in social interactions. Such misuse incorporates aspects such as the abbreviation of words and phrases in a manner that does not obey the rules of grammar. Rather than helping in the creation of new writing styles and words, such rampant writing undermines the basics of grammar. The creation of new learning and writing mechanisms as a result of the rampant writing ought to result in the integration of the various existing writing laws and not disregarding