The recent phenomenon of ‘texting’ only began in 1992‚ however children starting texting in the early 2000’s. So why is it thought that children are doing the majority of the texting? The most common assumption is that is that teenagers are filling their text messages with abbreviations and misspelling all of their words‚ however David Crystal a professor of linguistics has done many different studies which show that 80% of the people who are texting are adults and only 10% of the words are abbreviated
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the reduction of words‚ confusion is bound to occur in communication. Text messaging‚ a popular form of communicating with others‚ simplifies and changes many common words. Utilizing unique words and acronyms‚ texting appears to be its own language. One must have a knowledge of the texting vocabulary in order to have a complete comprehension of what is being communicated to them. When vocabulary is minimized‚ the ability to express and elaborate ideas are weakened. In Orwell’s novel‚ 1984‚ the language
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the drug that helps the body to become addicted. Black tar sticks to the lining of the lungs and makes it hard to breathe. Carbon monoxide and other chemicals help poison the lungs (Keyishian‚ 14). When black tar sticks to the lining of the lungs. While making it harder for the smoker to breathe‚ it also causes for the heart to work harder than it normally should. Carbon monoxide prevents oxygen from getting to the heart. That could cause heart disease. Smoking is very hard on the heart also. There
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Distracted Driving in Tennessee Cellular devices have become a natural part of everyday life. People wake up check their texts‚ emails‚ Facebook‚ twitter and even the weather with the touch of a button. New generation smartphones are now constantly glued to every hand or head that passes by. The result of this obsession is the ongoing issue of distracted driving. This issue started when drivers would get constant phone calls while on the road causing them to lose focus on their surroundings. Now
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Nguyen Texting in Teenagers Lives As technology has grown‚ the ways to get in touch with someone instantly have as well. With the advent of cell phone and the Internet‚ we’ve become accustomed to being able to find out what someone is doing‚ right now‚ at all hours. Especially‚ for America’s teens‚ cell phones have become a vital social tool and texting the preferred mode of communication. Texting provides an opportunity for a quick‚ concise‚ effective means of communication. However‚ texting still
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agree with the idling engine ban? A few years ago‚ the Environmental Protection Department proposed to legislate the idling engine ban‚ under which all vehicles must switch off their engines. I totally disagree with the idling engine ban‚ for I think that this policy not only cannot bring benefits to pedestrians in air quality‚ but instead brings harm to drivers and passengers. To start with‚ the idling engine ban brings inconvenience to drivers. As the idling engine ban proposes that a driver has
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In the twenty-first century‚ texting is all the rage. If a person is in the market for a new phone‚ they may choose from a large selection of full keyboard phones to make texting easier and faster. Then there is the large choice of packages that are available. One can chose a plan with just minutes to talk or a plan with talk and text or even a plan with just texting. There is a plan out there for everyone. Texting may seem easy‚ convenient and the greatest invention in communication since E-mail
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dramatically in the last decade. People have taken texting to the extreme. The advances in the cell phones have had a large impact on everyone‚ but especially today’s youth. Teens have taken the use of technology to an unsafe level. These bad habits can affect them for the rest of their lives. Teens are to distracted by their cell phones. Texting is causing teens to be distracted while driving‚ limiting their social skills and is causing teen texting tendonitis. Traffic crashes are the leading causes
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In Molly Ivins says to simply “Ban the damn things. Ban them all.” Her solution is to “Get a dog.” In this essay I will debate for and against gun control What do we really need guns for? Protection? In a world with guns many people feel that because they can’t beat them they might as well join them. If you were confronted by someone in a dark alley with a gun‚ wouldn’t you like to have one as well to make it an even fight? You need guns to protect yourself‚ but if we all didn’t have guns we would
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environment. The use of technology can be helpful during class time. In the other hand‚ others also disagree with allowing cell phones to be used during class. Many students might take advantage of this and not pay attention to the teacher but be texting others or creating a distraction. The noise or the vibration of the phone can annoy others that try to pay attention. Also‚ when someone gets his or her phone taken away‚ it becomes a big distraction to everyone and wastes class time. Cell phones
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