Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones in communication has had negative effects on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The
use
of online
communication
has become incredibly popular among teenagers these days. Some individuals tend to believe that the upward trend in
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of modern technology has had negative implications on young people’s reading and writing
skills
. In my point of view using computers and phones too much may
sigificantly
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significantly
influence literacy
skills
of young
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generations
generation
.
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will be shown by illustrating how
slang
has influenced the young generations and typing
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the major problem in today's world.
To begin
with, the
slang
is written in online
communication
more often than usual
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, due to
this
writing and reading
skills
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young people have been deteriorated in recent years. According, to research that has been made by Harvard
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, the literacy skill of teenagers in 2022 is much worse , in comparison with teenagers in 2000.
Consequently
,
slang
and common
use
of it in
communication
devices can be a disastrous problem in the future.
Secondly
,those who type on the keyboard all the time might end up experiencing difficulties writing by hand.
For example
, a friend of mine who can type 70 - 80 words a minute on the computer
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the slowest writer in his class and makes a lot of spelling mistakes.
This
means that he has lost his writing
skills
because of spending too much time typing and dedicating no time to
practicing
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handwriting. In conclusion,
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the use
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of
communication
devices
affect
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the writing and reading skill of youngsters, especially that kind of aspects like
slang
and typing
may
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influence incredibly bad in their literacy
skills
.
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