Assignment #5: R U LSNG YR ABLTY 2 US TH ENGLSH LNGG ??

Many people may think that our language is being destroyed because of how teenagers speak while on social media sites or while they text. I feel that the way we talk isn’t destroying how we speak because we know when to use it and when not to use. When we write essays or do other school assignments you won’t find many kids who mean to say “Would you like to hang out today?” and write“Would u like 2 hang out 2day?” instead. Teenagers, although we use “teen-speak” often we know when it isn’t appropriate to use.

I believe that "teen-speak" can connect to "newspeak" because both are a way to summarize what you are trying to say in as few words as possible to save us time. Now-a-days people want to say things in as few words as possible because everyone is in such a rush they don't have time to sit and type things perfectly. Teenagers have busy lives with school, sports, clubs and many other activities, so we use “teen-speak” to allow us to communicate faster. However, with all this said I personally feel it isn't making us lose our language simply because we try to save time.
One might say that we are destroying the language when in reality new words are being made whenever a new invention is made. Scientists make up new words whenever they make new discovers. Just because teenagers abbreviate words on the internet that doesn’t mean that during English class the teacher is going to speak using “teen-speak.” Kids that are younger will learn how to speak and write properly.

Although most teenagers abbreviate what they want to say I don’t feel that all teens do this. I also don’t feel that because we are use to abbreviating what we type we aren’t able to communicate in person. How you type isn’t going to affect your speech because you still know how to speak properly in full sentences. I personally don’t believe people walk around speaking in “teen-speak” unless it is an inside joke with a friend.

I disagree with Ben Macintyre when he says our language I being destroyed. I feel that our language is still growing and is going strong still. I think that “teen-speak” is a way for all teenagers to communicate and a way for everyone to understand one another. As teenagers we don’t care if we spell things wrong while we are on Instant Messenger or while texting because we aren’t trying to show off how smart we are. However, when we are adults I feel that we probably will want to show off how much we know therefore we will speak properly and not abbreviate.