Text Speak Harmful Or Helpful Essay

Text-Speak, Harmful or Helpful? Text-speak is, “A form of written language as used in text messages and other digital communications, characterized by many abbreviations and typically not following standard grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style,” according to Dictionary.com. Text-speak is diminishing our young student’s ability to write properly and make convincing arguments, as stated by the writer of Text Speak is Harming Teens’ Writing Skills at Triumph Learning. The author states, in the opening line of the article, “Texting, or sending text messages, is having a negative effect on the writing skills of American students.” I believe that this is true. Abbreviating or using incorrect grammar may cause a habit to form in the person doing
The study found that the students who texted more were less likely to accept or acknowledge the given words as possible real words.” This shows that students who texted more often were more likely to have a diminished vocabulary and were less likely to be able to read and understand real words than students who texted less often. I believe that this shows that students who text more often are less likely to be better writers, as they have a less extensive vocabulary and are less likely to be as persuasive as those who do not text or text in limited amounts, as the people who do so have a wider range of knowledge and vocabulary. In conclusion, I believe that text-speak is harming our teens or pre-teens and lowers their ability to learn and write. Texting may help some students, but definitely does not help all of them. In fact, it hurts students by weakening their credibility and vocabulary range. Texting does not have to be completely stopped, but it does have some very negative affects and is very habit forming. Just remember to always watch how much time you spend texting, and always proof-read your