Texting Phenomenon

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I was at dinner the other night with the family and my aunt said something that I never really thought about before. She said that we've developed a language amidst the texting phenomenon that's like shorthand. She's right. Do we ever express our thoughts in full words anymore? Everything is abbreviated and cut down and shortened to the point that sometimes when I receive a text I don't even know what the other person is saying. LOL! <--- We insert these words and phrases and monikers into our emails, our facebook updates, our blogs, and have made them historically memorable and recognizable in today's society.

Are you thinking that I am going to continue writing about how this is bad? Well I'm not! Maybe parts of it are, and I'll explain in a second why I think so. But, personally, I love texting and frankly would rather text than talk any day. It's just easier, simpler, and faster. Go ahead and call me lazy, but not only do I find it easier, I like feeling connected to my friends all day long.

But I do ask in the matter of my small opinion, have we become so lazy in our texting capabilities that it has debilitated even our writing skills, especially for future generations?

I was talking to my niece the other day on AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and as she was typing, everything that came across was an abbreviation. I am not saying I don't do the same thing, but I wonder is it hindering the rising generation's ability to write words in their full length? I speak from experience. I can't tell you how many emails I've started writing and I'll insert "U" for you, or "R" for are, or "Plz" for Please. It's sad when it becomes such a habit that is hard to break.

My sister text me the other day with, "Res cmn rt?" I had to text her back and ask her what the heck she was talking about. Of course, I replied with a wut,rather than a full blow what , but she got the gist. The answer was, Re's coming, right? Now, Re is short for Isaac, which is a challenge itself, but cmn and rt I had no clue about. It is almost like we take out every vowel and leave every consonant in to do the work, jst lke ths. It's easier, it's quicker, and it's shorthand...if you can understand it that is.

But sometimes we leave in the vowels too and just come up with abbreviations of our own like thot for thought or bot for bought or me2 for me too. What about luv u or gnna for gonna (which is really going to anyway) or wknd for weekend? And we can't forget OMG, LMAO, and ROFL. Ab for about or ppl for people? It's no wonder our parents and grandparents have struggles. We are asking them to climb Mount Everest by learning this wacked out lanugage that makes no sense!

Geez. OK. g2g. R U fnshd w/ths dmb blog alrdy? ttyl.