Quote: "She predicts that the number of 'textisms' will stop growing as people continue to develop more proficiency in using handheld devices and as the devices continue to grow more sophisticated than simple telephone touch pads. She adds that part of the appeal of texting shorthands is their novelty, and that that will fade."
Response: For the most part I think that a lot of people use the texting abbreviations just for quickness. If in the future it is just as easy to type it out instead of abbreviating it, they will probably begin to type out the full word. The shorthands also make one seem more ignorant in my opinion and of course no one wants to be found as such. I'm sure people will grow tired of the texting lingo just like most things in this world it too will fade. This as already become apparent in the fact that most young adults have grown out of using the "textisms" and now type out the full word.
Citation: SHEA, A. (n.d.). On Language - The Keypad Solution - NYTimes.com. NY Times Advertisement. Retrieved September 6, 2011, from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html
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I think you're right that the abbreviations and such could just be a trend. Once T9 became available, it made it faster and easier to text and spell out full words and I think more people used less abbreviations because of it.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. As I said in my post, putting letters in the middle of words went out with the flip phone. Less and less people are actually texting like that. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same exact way you do, and responded in my journal entry pretty much the same way. I believe the texting lingo will fade. People will realize that abbreviating often does make them seem ignorant, and you're right, who wants that?
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct, kids eventually grow out of the "text lingo" as they grow older. When I was younger I would text and make the words out of the numbers and letters because I thought it was cool. I'm glad that I really changed my ways and I know that those students will be too when they start to text out words as well.
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