Texting Vs Writing
Writing is a great way to express ideas and thoughts within the mind. When it comes to texting it is a lot quicker to express ideas. Texting makes it easier to get the point. When writing an essay or sending a formal email standard english has to be in use, but when texting you can use slang or formal english.
Most people prefer to text rather than send e-mails or write notes. Nowadays people like for everything to be easy, so most adults and teenagers only text because it is a lot easier to communicate. Texting is so easy to just pick up a phone and send either a paragraph or just a simple hey to someone. Most people do not write once they get out of school unless their job requires them to write. Writing to communicate stopped once technology …show more content…
Writing in many ways is easier than texting. Texting is mainly for shorter sentences, phrases, or conversation. Written text is all about lengthy paragraphs and correct grammar. According to a blog on Paper Rater, "As a grammar fanatic, it has always bothered me to see sentences and words broken up to save time via email, text messages, and instant messaging software. I understand that the world now relies heavily on these programs for communication, and not everyone feels as strongly as I do about proper grammar. However, it is quite common that students confuse texting and writing to be the same thing. The truth is that they are incredibly different. Syntax (sentence structure) is affected by this new language of instant chatting, and I hope to clear up some of the confusion." Some people, mainly the elderly, see it this way too. These people grew up with completely correct grammar with their letters and newspapers. Before the boom of texting in the 21st century written text was one of the only ways of communicating with friends or family. People still write instead of texting. Books, for example, will never go away because readers love to read about other people's opinion upon subjects other than texting someone about
Most people prefer to text rather than send e-mails or write notes. Nowadays people like for everything to be easy, so most adults and teenagers only text because it is a lot easier to communicate. Texting is so easy to just pick up a phone and send either a paragraph or just a simple hey to someone. Most people do not write once they get out of school unless their job requires them to write. Writing to communicate stopped once technology …show more content…
Writing in many ways is easier than texting. Texting is mainly for shorter sentences, phrases, or conversation. Written text is all about lengthy paragraphs and correct grammar. According to a blog on Paper Rater, "As a grammar fanatic, it has always bothered me to see sentences and words broken up to save time via email, text messages, and instant messaging software. I understand that the world now relies heavily on these programs for communication, and not everyone feels as strongly as I do about proper grammar. However, it is quite common that students confuse texting and writing to be the same thing. The truth is that they are incredibly different. Syntax (sentence structure) is affected by this new language of instant chatting, and I hope to clear up some of the confusion." Some people, mainly the elderly, see it this way too. These people grew up with completely correct grammar with their letters and newspapers. Before the boom of texting in the 21st century written text was one of the only ways of communicating with friends or family. People still write instead of texting. Books, for example, will never go away because readers love to read about other people's opinion upon subjects other than texting someone about