1. Texting is seen as bad because people will cut words short and misspell things in order to save time. This can become a force of habit leading kids to not be able to write very well. Not being able to write very well leads to poor grades in school.
2. Other influences include: not reading enough and the technology of today such as computers, gaming systems, and television.
3. Her biggest issue is that she does not know how she feels about technology and how it can change a child’s life. New technology is out that would be used to help children with writing skills but they do not like it as much as games so it is not used as often.
4. Nowadays, kids write blogs or post updates on social media instead of writing in a diary. In today’s society, social media leads to no privacy for anyone unlike if a diary was used.
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“Linguistic appropriateness” is knowing when the right time for texting is. Texting should not be used at certain times such as in the middle of a conversation or while driving. There is a time and a place for texting but it is necessary to know when that is.
6. What I think Crystal is saying is that texting is like its own language. Everybody does it now instead of calling or talking to somebody face to face. When scared of an answer, people will text somebody thinking it will be easier to take. Texting has become, in a way, its own language different from any other.
7. When people text, they get straight to the point. There is nothing complicated to texting, it is kept simple. This simplistic way of writing leads to poor writing in school and bad grades.
8. One benefit of texting is that communication skills are used and improved. Another way texting is helpful is that it helps people communicate problems that they couldn’t in