Does Texting Affect My Writing

Texting Does Not Effect Formal Writing

As a teenager in the texting era, I completely understand how some people could think texting affects writing in a bad way; however, from personal experience I can say that It clearly has no effect on my writing, and does not have any effect on factory workers writing either. In this statement, I can conclude that throughout high school writing essays and texting, I always performed well in class. The texting had no effect on my writing because it is two different things. Others as well were great writers, but put them on a phone to text you could never tell. If anything, it has helped the people who have not furthered their education to write and practice each day. The opposing view however is a concern. Not everyone thinks that texting and writing are two different things. Some people convert their texting into their writing leaving teachers and professors in shock from seeing abbreviated words, misspelled words, and soured punctuation. I can understand and comprehend the worries and thoughts of how texting is ruining young adults writing, but that is when the teaching

The way she explained it was, “On the basis of my own research, expert research, and personal observations, I can confidently state that texting is not interfering with students’ use of standard written English and has no effect on their writing abilities in general” (Cullington 10). She questions two of her high school teachers personally, array of students and other teachers, and even looks up writing samples online. In her own personal experience as a texter she mentions that she doesn’t abbreviate much because it is too hard to figure out what it means. In this case, if you do not practice using abbreviations, you will not have a habit of it in regular