Summary: In the reading "2B or Not 2B" By David Crystal, he explains how the abbreviation in texting is seen as an alien. He quotes "They are destroying it: pillaging our punctuation; savaging our sentences, raping our vocabulary. And they must be stopped." (335) On the contrary to what David is quoting, he feels completely against the claims of abbreviation ruining the human language. He states, "Children could not be good at texting if they had not already developed considerable literacy awareness." (345)
Response: I do agree with David's claim that abbreviation is harmless. David gave an example "Words suchas exam, vet, fridge, cox and bus are so familiar that they have effectively become new words." (338) Although we may not notice abbreviation is common throughout daily life, tv, frame, and bulb are also words that are abbreviations. Personally I try to limit my use of abbreviation in texting, but if I am put in a stressed situation to reply to a text message swiftly; I will resort to abbreviation. It is a quick was to get your message across.
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