Texting: Help or Hurt?

Many people look at texting as such a negative thing. I'll be the first to admit my phone distracts me from many things. Most days I'd like throw that annoying device into the nearest lake. I love being connected into all the little social worlds, don't get me wrong. At the same time, I've realized how disconnected I've been with the real world. I should be living in the moment; taking in and enjoying the things and people around me. However, I am still a firm believer that texting helps us. I believe it aids in staying sharp on our writing. Texting is like writing, but with no paper or pencil. We still use thought to form words, ideas, and sentences. Also, texting helps us stay creative. Sometimes, when  we text we create things such as "textisms", smileys, or even a cute, little tongue face. Texting can help us share the ideas we have really fast too because using "Imessage" is instant. In the "Texting Can Help With Spelling" article, it states that texting does indeed help with our writing because it forces us  to understand how words are built, and to read; which improves our literacy. The use of textisms has proven that it does spark our creativity.

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