The increased use of text messaging using mobile phones is largely to blame for the falling standards in written English, particularly among young people, many of whom are unable to construct grammatically correct sentences. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
With the advantages of nowadays communications through mobile phones and other social networks, it is detected a bad use of what is known as the correct written English. In short, the facility of exchanging messages made a difference in sentence´s construction, particularly among young people. In my ,opinion I agree with the previous statement, there is undoubtedly a change in the way juveniles interact with each other. Not only through technological instruments but
also
Linking Words
in the way they speak personally.
First
Linking Words
of all, the new generations don´t give the same importance to literature anymore. While one can understand the other it is what matters. They actually adapt the language to a more familiar way.
For example
Linking Words
, they do shortcuts on the sentences in order to write faster knowing that the receiver will understand it anyway.
Consequently
Linking Words
, in the occasions where it is really necessary to write English correctly, they will no longer have the skills to do it well.
Additionally
Linking Words
, the automatic correction in smartphones impels us to think about whether it is right or not. Our phone does that for us. Personally, I think it is bad because
instead
Linking Words
of helping us write it, it does the contrary effect.
For example
Linking Words
, if I made a mistake spelling a word I will not gain conscience of that error. The same happens using the computer too. To summarize,
although
Linking Words
being able to reach each other 24/7 is an advantage, it is important to control it in order to keep some intellectual skills. For me, being part of the new generation is difficult.
As a result
Linking Words
, finding a balance between a more familiar communication and the correct one turns out to be a real problem nowadays.
Submitted by beatriz.ccottinellimc40 on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

What to do next:
Look at other essays: