Jordan, I think you bring up a very interesting discussion. I know for many of people in school, including myself, constantly have to remind themselves to write properly in school after texting and instant messaging in abbreviations. I used to have a lot of difficulty when I would right an essay because I would do things like using numbers instead words. It would take me forever to write an essay because I was constantly having to delete words because I would abbreviate them. Now, I've learned to text and instant message with proper English. It makes the transition from texting to writing an essay pretty easy. However, I do agree that texting, emailing, and instant messaging help get teens' ideas flowing more quickly. I can write an in-class essay pretty easily because the ideas come to me because I spend a fair amount of time writing in texts and instant messages. This was a really interesting topic to bring up and it really got me thinking about it.
Sarah Mercer
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