Texting Can Change The Way You Talk

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You are a newborn baby in 3015. The very first thing you learn is to unlock an Iphone and text. You remember the smile smiley emoji your parents send you when you successfully type ‘dad’ and ‘mom’ for the first time. Texting is crucial to learn as no one talks. You know clearly that no texting means no communication and loneliness. That ‘you’ would be your offspring if we didn’t make a change.

It is doubtless that talking is one of the most important abilities we have. Besides writing and drawing, talking is seen as the most efficient and charming way of expression. However, the way we talk is changing. Some people think we are giving up the ability of talking due to a more advanced, convenient and attractive way of communicating - texting. …show more content…

Then texting appears. This amazing technique saves people from all kinds of awkward situations. It creeps in and becomes a necessary part of our daily life unwittingly. It is like an addictive substance that makes people be attracted to it, depend on it and finally addicted to it. Sadly, many people are still not aware that texting has been creating shells surround them. They are trapped. This happen to many people- they text their friends with great passion but when sit opposite in a cafe and after all the routine greetings, there’s only awkward silence left. This is not shyness. This is social phobia caused by too much texting. Once I saw a photo which impressed me a lot. There are few friends sitting next to each other on a couch and they are texting. No eye contact, no talking, no laughing, just texting. Consequently, people who text a lot may be more uncomfortable when they have face-to-face communication and may even text people who are in their …show more content…

I always feel this way when I’m texting someone in my daily life. When I talk with someone face to face, I can get responses immediately and I can infer their feelings and thoughts by observing their facial expressions, body language, tones and other details. This is why I prefer real communication, people can’t hide their emotion and we are communicating sincerely without any disguise. However, I don’t have a clue staring at the words appear on my phone screen. I don’t know if I should continue texting or the other person is actually bored. Sometimes what people type is completely the opposite of the

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