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Originally Posted by queentess
I'm stunned by the number of people (not just you) who think text messaging has "eroded" reading skills.
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Don't mean to incite an argument here, just explaining what I think I'm seeing. First, 'reading' and sending text messages is hardly in the same category as reading
War and Peace. True, one must have some command of the language in order to then learn the abbreviated vernacular, but the whole idea of texting is short, quick communication. I don't see text messaging as having much at all to do with reading skills which require assimilation of often complex phrasing and extended sentence structure.
My reference to 'instant gratification' was similarly intended to compare the banality of phrasing, brevity of communication skills and subsequent time needed, in comparison (again) with reading
War and Peace. Yes, being able to instantly (well, maybe in a minute or three) download
War and Peace is quite different from taking the extended time to read and understand it.
No argument here, just clarifying my intent with the post.
