Wednesday, October 6, 2010

LOL , TTYL , L8TR, CYA, BRB

     Computer language and texting abbreviations are becoming more and more common as time progresses. This type of new language is usually seen being used on electronic devices such as cellphones and computer social networking sites. This type of conversation which simplifies our word span is being taken out of the electronic world and being used in what should be formal pieces of work. I believe that this way of communicating is not exactly something that should be frowned upon and should not be banned immediately. Although I do also understand why people would be upset because of this new generation that is slowly taking over. Some students do not enjoy reading literature and learning about history if it is about something that doesn't interest them. Often the way things are composed are in such a way that makes it harder to understand. Computer language makes the dread of reading something boring more interesting when it's put into a familiar state. Also it makes it easier and quicker to read and comprehend that piece of text. On the other hand, those who appreciate and love the style and authenticity of an original piece of literature are obviously going to be upset with the modern generation trying to change and get rid of the real meaning behind reading a passage just to make their lives easier. I can understand where those people are coming from because the literature they had to read when they were our age was meant to be read from it's original text to fully understand what was happening. They would most likely think that people these days who are trying to do this are just lazy and are being disrespectful. Really people being lazy is not usually the case and they really do want to understand the meaning of the literature but just in a simpler way. It can be very beneficial with time especially because students these days have a lot more homework and cannot remember each and every little piece of information given. A summary of a passage of literature in computer language and texting abbreviations is much more time efficient then reading pages of literature that will most likely go in one ear and out the other. I think not only will students be more willing to read the simplified writing but also understand the main concept quicker. Students writing their own pieces of literature will also be able to produce something much faster if they are using a familiar style of writing. The people who think this should be prevented have a point to take into consideration but if we all had the time to really appreciate the tiny details of each piece of literature then we would.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Marena! I like how you made the point of how people may be upset of this new trend because of what they read when they were our age. I do see a positive impact of textisms in our generation. However, I would like to add that our technology is constantly changing. We started off with voice calling on our phones, text messaging which brought textisms as we know today and now we're trending to video calling. Honestly, I think that extreme abbreviations of words is a fad. Eventually, people will go back to our traditional English. I really enjoyed reading your post by the way ;)

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