Has the way we shortened English for convenience in the texting, digital age consequently affected our command of the language?
An infographic by OnlineCollege.org, entitled ‘Does Texting Hurt Your Grammar?’, exposes how an increased reliance on text messaging and techspeak is destroying our writing and verbal communication skills.
According to infographic, research suggests the use of abbreviations, word substitutions, acronyms and emoticons are major contributors to this decline.
What do you think?
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[via OnlineCollege.org]
An infographic by OnlineCollege.org, entitled ‘Does Texting Hurt Your Grammar?’, exposes how an increased reliance on text messaging and techspeak is destroying our writing and verbal communication skills.
According to infographic, research suggests the use of abbreviations, word substitutions, acronyms and emoticons are major contributors to this decline.
What do you think?
Click to view enlarge image
Click to view enlarge image
[via OnlineCollege.org]