2b or not 2b
David Crystal’s “2b or Not 2b?” is an interesting topic and a global wide well known subject. As most people are guilty of text messaging not everyone breaks the rules of the English language. This controversial material has many side and views. In the beginning of the essay the author emphasizes how in a newspaper article written by John Humphry there is a disapproval and disgust of text message “they are destroying it: pillaging our punctuation; savaging our sentences; raping our vocabulary” (335). In the second paragraph he uses John Sutherland of University College London’s writing as a support in the disapproval of texting with the following statement “bleak, bald, sad shorthand. Drab shrinktalk…Linguistically it’s all pig’s ear… (I)t makes dyslexia, poor spelling and mental laziness. Texting is penmanship for illiterates” (335).
So far I can sympathize with what the author is trying to convey with the above statements. But he has not given any information to back up his argument in how texting is spoiling the English language. The source the author has used to make this argument does not make the antecedent creditable to make his premises valid.
Next, the author talks about the evolution of technology. People were afraid of the advance technology has made from printing newspaper to telephones, digital and SMS. He affirms that nothing has been more vividly arousing than text messaging. Text message has opened new doors to the use of language. As most of the world seems to enjoy text messaging his statement stands. Even when breaking the rules of the language the author insists that text messaging is mind opening, entertaining and a new way to communicate. He presented a few convincing life situation examples. Tmobile had a contest for the best poetry to celebrate World Poetry day the two finalists had different approach to the art of orthography; one presented his poetry in standard orthography and the other runner up in textspeak. Yoshi a prosperous
So far I can sympathize with what the author is trying to convey with the above statements. But he has not given any information to back up his argument in how texting is spoiling the English language. The source the author has used to make this argument does not make the antecedent creditable to make his premises valid.
Next, the author talks about the evolution of technology. People were afraid of the advance technology has made from printing newspaper to telephones, digital and SMS. He affirms that nothing has been more vividly arousing than text messaging. Text message has opened new doors to the use of language. As most of the world seems to enjoy text messaging his statement stands. Even when breaking the rules of the language the author insists that text messaging is mind opening, entertaining and a new way to communicate. He presented a few convincing life situation examples. Tmobile had a contest for the best poetry to celebrate World Poetry day the two finalists had different approach to the art of orthography; one presented his poetry in standard orthography and the other runner up in textspeak. Yoshi a prosperous