Text Messaging is Killing Kid's Grammar
Derick: nm
Derick:u?
Jen: brd
Derick: lnch?
Jen: whr?
Derick: mackers
Jen: syt
Derick: l8er
The above is an example of the text message lingo that is being used by todays tweens and teens. Did you understand any of it? If you can't understand your kids text messages or the text message conversation above, visit www.lingo2word.com for a free translation.
Text messaging is ruining the grammar skills of America's youth. You don't have to learn how to spell to be able to text, you just need to stay up to date on the lingo. Very few people type out entire text messages these days. Being a writer, I write out all of my text messages and cannot stand to receive messages using text message lingo. Come on people, phones come with full keyboards now-take the time to type out the entire message.
When there were limits on the number of characters that you could send in a message, abbreviations were understandable but now with no character limits and a full keyboard on the phones there is no reason to abbreviate.
The problem is that many of todays youth and children have found themselves using text message lingo in the classroom on their work. When they text so frequently it is hard for them to snap out of it and come back to the real world of language, correct spelling, and grammar skills.
As the text message generation grows up and goes out into the real world to get jobs will they be able to fill out applications correctly? Will the next generation of writers use text message lingo in their articles?
Published by Britney Hornaday Boroughs
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6 Comments
Post a CommentText message lingo is quite annoying, and it will consequently reduce the number of prolific writers in the generations to come. Good article.
This is very true. I am not affected by text lingo because I was writing long before it began but I see how it affects the younger generation. They are more interested in using text lingo than proper English and that can affect their grammar. My friend told me that he finds himself writing text lingo on his school papers.
So true, I work at a Middle School and notice the student's grammar has really gone downhill. As a writer and English major, it drives me crazy. Not only are they writing in code, but speaking this way as well--WTF and OMG!!
It took a while, but I think I figured it out :) But I have to agree, kids these days don't exactly have the best grammar skills!
This is the "Ebonics" of a whole new generation. Give it a few more years and it will be in our school systems curriculum. The dumbing-down of America. Nice job on the article!
I must be old because I could only figure out half of that text message. LOL!