Msg is clear as joy of txt proves gr8 for society May 26, 2008
FAR from being rbsh, it is actually gr8 for society. Experts believe that new forms of communication such as mobile phone texting, email and instant messaging are helping us stay in touch with each other.
And a new study has shown that far from being a scourge of grammar and correct spelling, users of instant messaging and texting are actually much more likely to use the Queen’s English than the abbreviations that annoy purists.
The impact of the abbreviated language used in texting, such as U instead of you and 2 instead of to/too, has been such that Scottish schools have even been given guidance from exam chiefs on when pupils may and may not use such expressions in writing.
There were an estimated 30 billion texts sent last year in the UK, and New Year’s Eve alone saw Britons send 290 million texts. What started out as a fashion for the young has spread throughout society, with older generations receiving courses to help them get to grips with the new technology.
One leading Scottish expert believes that the ease of modern communication is helping people stay in contact who might otherwise lose touch.
April McMahon, professor of English language at Edinburgh University, said: “There is no doubt that this technology is helping people maintain contact in a way that they would not have in the past.
“Emailing and texting are just so easy and convenient, and you can bash off an email to someone in a few minutes.
Read the complete article at Scotsman
- Posted in : Uncategorized, Mobile Marketing, SMS News, Mobile Technology
- Author : Roni
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