2B or Not 2B Response

Summary: In the article 2B or Not 2B by David Crystal, the article begins with a sample of an article by John Humphrys. In that article, Humphry’s states that people who text are ruining the language. He also says that texting is for illiterate people. Throughout the rest of this article, Crystal argues that texting is a good thing. He presents many facts throughout his article defending his statement. One thing he mentions is that children who being to text at younger ages tend to be better at spelling than other kids who don’t text. He argues that people have always found ways to shorten words and older generations shouldn’t criticize the younger generations for how they text. Another argument he presents is that texters are fully aware that their way of texting isn’t the correct form of spelling. As the article is coming to a conclusion, Crystal assures the readers that texting isn’t going to lead to a new generation of adults who are unable to properly spell, it’s just a language going through an evolution.

Response: In 2B or Not 2B by David Crystal, it is argued that texting isn’t causing people to be bad spellers. In the article, Crystal says, “In texting what we are seeing, in a small way, is language in evolution.” Crystal is trying to say that these new ways of spelling that we are creating is something that is supposed to change. For example, most of the terms used in the 1950s are no longer used now. I’m sure the older generations during that time didn’t like the slang and terms used back then because it was created by the younger generations. I strongly agree with what Crystal has to say in this article. We, as people, are always changing in how we act and what we do. Language is just one of the things that is always changing. It’s kind of an amazing thing that somebody can make up a word or shorten it and spread it to the point that somebody across the country, or even the world, begins to use it too. Eventually, these terms we use now will no longer be used and we’ll have new words in the future. It’s an evolution that cannot be prevented

Blog #3

In "Two Years Are Better Than Four," by Liz Addison, Addison is giving her opinion on how she feels that community college is still something very valuable to our society.  She wrote this article as a response to Rick Perlstein, who believes that the college experience doesn't matter anymore. She used her experience in community college as evidence that community college is still important. Addison argues that college is where students discover themselves and who they want to be and what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Addison mentions that Perlstein attended a university for privileged students and he doesn't really know the life that the common community college students go through. Addison ends the article stating that community college is a gem to our society.

In the article “Two Years Are Better Than Four,” by Liz Addison, she claims that the college experience is still alive and well. Addison states, “It is here that Mr. Perlstein will find his college years of self-discovery, and it is here he will find that college does still matter.” (212) Basically, Addison is saying that community college is where people discovery who they want to be. I agree with Addison that the college experience is still relevant. For a majority of the students, community college is where they have to get serious and decide what it is that they truly want to do for the rest of their lives.