Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people's reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In
this
day and age, the advent of technology has been a controversial topic that often divides opinion. Linking Words
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people
favour the benefits of technological devices, others claim that their literacy Use synonyms
skills
can be affected negatively when using Use synonyms
such
equipment. In my view, I completely agree that the bad sides of the argument are far-reaching. Linking Words
This
essay will provide reasons behind my belief.
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Firstly
, overusing the auto-correction function has hindered Linking Words
people
's writing abilities. Use synonyms
Additionally
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also
limits how Linking Words
people
organise a sentence structure. Use synonyms
For example
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people
do not have to carefully type a word as it will be automatically corrected if it is mispelled. Use synonyms
Moreover
, some applications Linking Words
such
as Gmail provide users with pre-made grammatical patterns that they can use to write an email. Depending on it, Linking Words
people
will eventually suffer from a loss of literacy capabilities. Use synonyms
In other
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, they are no longer capable of conveying their thoughts using their self-generated Use synonyms
words
and sentences.
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Secondly
, how the world encourages a quick and convenient lifestyle has led to the appearance of abbreviations. Specifically, teenagers prefer texting extremely short messages rather than full sentences to convey their ideas. Linking Words
For example
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instead
of writing "See you later", they will type "C u l8er". Linking Words
This
not only makes readers difficult to understand but Linking Words
also
impedes their spelling Linking Words
skills
. Eventually, being unable to spell certain Use synonyms
words
correctly is inevitable. Use synonyms
Additionally
, online or computer-generated conversations often contain simple vocabulary and easy-to-follow grammatical structures. Linking Words
This
, Linking Words
although
is to ensure that everyone will understand each other perfectly, is not academic writing and reading. Linking Words
Consequently
, when being exposed to an advanced piece of article that requires intensive reading abilities, most Linking Words
people
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such
an essay.
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To sum up
, the growing need to use computers and portable gadgets for communication has had negative impacts on Linking Words
people
's writing and reading Use synonyms
skills
. Use synonyms
Such
technological tools not only hinder our cognitive thinking Linking Words
skills
in forming and spelling Use synonyms
words
ourselves but Use synonyms
also
create an extremely short type of language so-called the teenagers' code. The arrival of Linking Words
this
newly invented dialect is, to me, unacceptable as it is completely opposite to our beautiful current language which has a much longer history of invention and examination. For all these reasons, I can strongly claim that overusing modern tools does more harm than good.Linking Words
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Connect ideas coherently and use transition words to improve overall flow.
Lexical Resource
Expand vocabulary and use more varied and precise language.
Grammatical Range
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Word Count
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