You only have to read some of the questions on here to see the quality of spelling and grammar of some of the young people using this site.
I wonder if it is 'txtin' that is causing this or a drop in education standards since I left school 15 years ago.
On a personal level, I text quite a lot myself and sometimes find my first instinct is to write the txt abbreviation instead of the proper spelling but I always make sure I don't go for the easy option.
Also I wonder if this phenomenon will eventually lead to the evolution of the written English language into something more phonetic, which is really what 'txt speak' is I suppose.
Opinions please
2007-10-13 15:59:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Ooooooh, spelling is such a pet peeve of mine! Between text messaging and instant messaging/chat rooms, it seems like some people think that's the normal and acceptable way to spell. You should see some of the papers that my students have handed in! It drives me crazy... and they get mad when I tell them to redo their papers. I have to explain to them that I'm not trying to be a mean lady but you can NOT do things like that on a job application / resume / etc., and my job is to prepare them for the so-called "real world."
2007-10-13 16:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will not say whether kids' writing skills have become worse, simply because it's impossible to measure; however, if it has it is not the fault of technology. Kids learn how to write in school, and it is not as if technology has decreased teachers' expectations of students' writing quality. I am a student, and I do not believe my writing has suffered from using abbreviations, etc. when communicating with friends. I think people need to know when it is and is not appropriate to use language that they would use to communicate through email, IM, and text messaging with their peers. Obviously, students should realize that it's downright stupid to put "lol" in a research paper... LOL. Okay, I just had to do that.
2016-05-22 07:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spelling has already been a problem already more than 20 years ago, and since the use of computers many rely on the spell checker. Considering that language is a living thing it is certainly possible that text messaging will not only change the way we spell but also write.
Quite an interesting question.
2007-10-13 16:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by Llani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently noticed that myself, I normally use "msn language" when texting or talking on msn, but otherwise I type normally. To comment on your belief that schools don't believe in teaching how to spell anymore, then why do I have a 50 word spelling list to learn to spell each week. Maybe some schools don't believe in it, but before you say "all, none, everyone, etc." I believe that you must be to all the places in question or experienced all that you are talking about, I have a deep burning hatred of stereotypes.
2007-10-13 16:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by drew 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sensible view is to look at text messaging as being a lot closer to speech than it is to edited prose. It's an informal method of communication. There's not reason to hold it up to the same standards that we hold edited prose to.
Or, we could just complain about kids today. Things were a lot better in my day, etc etc.
2007-10-13 16:19:33 · answer #5 · answered by ganesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alright... I don't think that will happen...
Many people despise texting and continually correct people on even saying 'like.' Personally, I know a lot of people who don't even think about touching on even 'ttyl', and while I do have friends who chat with urs and omg (not so much the latter as it has become one of the n00bish words), they all are perfectly knowledgable, with one being in Spectrum and another being in APP (Advanced Placement Program).
So no... I don't believe that will happen.
By the way: There a lot of people who who will kill you for using chat speak.
2007-10-13 16:14:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course it is. In the same way that some people cannot do math without a calculator. When I was in school, we were taught how to divide to find the square root of any number! Try to find that lesson in any school today.
2007-10-13 16:19:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The schools just don't believe in teaching kids how to spell correctly anymore. They don't feel it's important to know how to spell.
That's not an opinion, that's the truth.
And yes, texting is not helping any.
2007-10-13 16:07:44 · answer #8 · answered by snakekeeper27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's true. You can hardly see intelligent posts with proper grammar and spelling here nowadays.
2007-10-13 16:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it always text in standard American English. I do not use 'text speech'.
2007-10-13 16:18:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋