tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976138173290619925.post7804573953386647111..comments2024-01-15T02:23:35.217-06:00Comments on allinaword: Save Our Language! (LOL)Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15051979669599795770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976138173290619925.post-14377604448637208672008-08-25T23:03:00.000-05:002008-08-25T23:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments – they have given me food ...Thanks for the comments – they have given me food for thought. <BR/><BR/>I wonder whether the effect of reading a standard form of English--as used in most mainstream magazines and journals--will influence whether the younger generations you refer to still think of text language as “real” English. Perhaps that’s where a recognizable distinction can be made. <BR/><BR/>Also, your point about kindergarten students not learning how to write with a pencil and paper is something I hadn’t considered--it is also something I hope will change. But our technological age often moves at the speed of lightening, and changes that many thought might take years suddenly occur in a fraction of that time.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051979669599795770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976138173290619925.post-68553225460140679142008-08-25T22:46:00.000-05:002008-08-25T22:46:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051979669599795770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976138173290619925.post-64324703868572074772008-08-19T20:20:00.000-05:002008-08-19T20:20:00.000-05:00While I don't think text will end up being so bad ...While I don't think text will end up being so bad in the long run, I think in the short run it will toss a few bumps in the road for the generation that will grow up not remembering a time before text messaging. I think it will be more of a hindrance for them as they have to type papers and write essays in school, when applying to college and writing paper after paper after thesis to get through college. I wonder if it will become so inherent to their language base that they will not even realize that they type something such as, "While the txt argues..." and not even realized it until they are marked down for it. I feel for them, for my cousins who are teenagers about to enter university where they will have to take tomes of handwritten notes in some of their courses. Perhaps I am wrong and it will be fine. However when I hear my mother, a teacher, tell me that she has kindergarten students who don't know how to write with a pencil and paper because all they have ever needed was a mouse and a keyboard, I am indeed concerned for the younger generations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976138173290619925.post-89643204474270197452008-08-18T14:32:00.000-05:002008-08-18T14:32:00.000-05:00Great post Chris!Great post Chris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com