Assignment 7: Analysis to the essay: A Way with Words, or Away with Words: Effect of Texting and IMing on Language

In this essay, the author talked about if the texting language would ruin the exiting language. From the author’s opinion, he thought it would not ruin the exiting language. He presented several reasons. In the forth paragraph, author wrote a result of a university research. Statistically, they found that “the use of short forms, abbreviations, and emotional language is infinitesimally small, less than 3% of the data”. The author also said when the young generations grow up, and they would use the “txt” language less frequently, and they would not use it when the audience were the people like professors, and business man. In addition, the author thought that several language revolutions in the history came from the new things; for example, the English used in Shakespeare’s book is different from the language we used today. Furthermore, the author also thought using the “txt” language also recalled the poetic examples of non-standard spelling. In this essay, the author also wrote the counterargument. In the introduction and the third paragraph, the author wrote something about the some people think the “txt” language would ruin the exiting language. Some critics about how the “txt” language ruined the exiting language. In conclusion, this essay is persuasive, because the author talked the counterargument first, then began to write the evidences to certificate this argument was wrong, he used some scientific research statistics to support his argument, and he also made some persuasive analysis about it like, the “txt” language will recall poetic feelings. So this essay is persuasive.