Texting teenagers are proving
October 31st, 2005 | by amarfresh |According to textually.org, texting teenagers are proving ‘more literate than ever before.’ I find it hard to believe myself, especially from what I hear from high school teachers in the US. But according to the TimesOnline, the writing ability of 16-year-olds has never been higher.
However, that is not to say that texting and instant messaging have not had their effects:
Teenagers are ten times more likely to use non-standard English in written exams than in 1980, using colloquial words, informal phrases and text-messaging shorthand — such as m8 for ‘mate’, 2 instead of ‘too’ and u for ‘you’.
Certainly kids of today are effective communicators; especially when you consider the tools and technology available to them. Although this study indicates the contrary, I still feel that texting has morphed the English language (and any lexicon) for the worse. I’m sure it’s only a matter of months until another study indicates the ill-effects of text messaging.
Link: TimesOnline (via textually.org)
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