Assignment #5

I  do  believe  that  teens  are  losing  their  ability  to  communicate.  Just  like  in  George  Orwell's,  1984,  we  are  shrinking  our  language.  We  may  not  be  cutting  words  out  of  our  dictionaries,  but  we  might  as  well  be.  Teens  are  getting  so  used  to  their  " Text  Talk" ,  that  they  rely  on  this  new  language.  They  are  incapable  of  carrying  on  a  simple  conversation  without  it.  Instead  of  writing  out  full  words,  they  use  abbreviations  and  anagrams. It is  pretty  sad  when  you  are  talking  to  someone,  and  they  actually  say  "lol",  instead  of  actually  laughing. The  young  people  in  our  society  are  so  reliant  on  these  instant  messaging  options  to  communicate  with  those  around  them. They do not  know  how  to  express  themselves  anymore, they  have  difficulty  speaking  to  one  another, they  are  so  used  to  sending  messages, that  contain  no  emotion, no  sarcasm,  just cold,  plain  black  and  white  letters. They  would  prefer  to  text  someone  rather  than  call  them, which  in  some  situations  is  acceptable, if  you are  not  capable  of  talking,  for  example, it  can  sometimes  be  quicker, but  it  is  so  over  done, and  over  used.  This " Text  Talk", would  not  be  that  bad,  but so  many  people  do  it,  and it  is  picking  up momentum,  more and more  people  are  doing  it  everyday,  at  this rate, we  will not have  anything   left  of  the English language. Everything in moderation, if used properly, technology is a great asset, but so many abuse the privilege, and now it's going to hinder more than benefit us. We are such an advanced society, but at the same time, we are so very primitive. We are always trying to take short cuts and make it easier on ourselves, but so many times, the easy route is often the wrong one. Our society is so over obsessed with speed and convenience, we are willing to sabotage our own language, and our future. If our next generation can not even spell correctly, then I am truly afraid of our fate.