Many people today use their phones for sending texts more than talking. What are the reasons for this? Are there more advantages than disadvantages?

These days, the use of

handphones

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hand phones

is becoming increasingly popular where people use it to send messages rather than for talking. In

this

essay, I will discuss the reasons for

this

phenomenon, explain the advantages and disadvantages and

finally

draw a conclusion.

First

of all, it is an undeniable fact that

handphones

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

handguns

headphones

are becoming part of our modern lifestyle. Advance technologies

such

as the wifi, internet,

blockchain

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block chain

, 5G, AI (artificial intelligence) and the IOT (Internet of things) have enabled

handphones

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

handguns

to carry out many tasks in

parrallel

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

parallel

or multi-tasking.

For example

,

besides

making a call, we can use

this

smart device to send messages and emails, take pictures, record videos or sound and even control certain devices from remote places.

This

means people can handle more tasks with just

this

smart gadget. With

this

covenience

the state of being suitable or opportune

convenience

, people become so busy with their

handphones

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

headphones

nowadays and they prefer to send

text

messages as a way to leave instructions, to remind, inform or update one another

instead

of making calls. The advantage of sending

text

messages rather than talking on the phone is that, it will not interrupt the work of the person if he or she is busy attending to some matters. These messages could be read or replied later when there is more time.

For example

, when a person is driving, it is very dangerous for the driver to pick up the call because he or she will lose focus on the road and

this

could cause an accident.

Hence

, it is much safer if someone would just leave him a

text

message so that he could return the call when it is convenient and safe to do so.

In addition

, messages are retained and could be referred to

subsequently

for confirmation. Another advantage is lower cost. It is cheaper to send

text

messages compared to calling someone directly on the phone.

Moreover

, nowadays, there are many free apps

such

as

Whatapps

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What Apps

and

WeChat

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We Chat

where people can send messages for free provided there is wifi connection.

In addition

, many service providers nowadays offer attractive data plans and people prefer to subscribe to these plans to send messages for free

instead

of making calls.

On the other hand

, texting has its disadvantages.

Miscommunication

or

misundertanding

putting the wrong interpretation on

misunderstanding

between the sender and the receiver could occur when messages are misinterpreted.

Besides

, researchers had

also

found that people who talk less have lower literacy and verbal skills.

This

means sending

text

messages without talking to people could negatively affect the sender’s cognitive abilities. In conclusion, despite the several and distinctive advantages of sending texts at low costs, message retention, and

also

which do not interrupt the schedule of a busy person, I believe the social problems of

miscommunication

and adverse impact on cognitive skills should not be dismissed. We should make more people aware of

this

negative

effect so

Accept comma addition

effect, so

that people will start to re-engage in conversing rather than texting. Personally, I believe that we should achieve a balance between these two

handphone

modes of

communcation

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

communication

communications

which are texting and talking, so that we can reap the most benefits from

this

smart device.