Reading the first two paragraphs brought awareness to my writing norms that I never thought about. When we text our close ones and or friends, we do not necessarily think about writing; it is instinctively natural. Growing up in elementary school and middle school, English would always give out writing assignments with a rubric and a structure on how the writing piece should be structured. This is reflected in the passage Welcome to The Post-Text Future, and I instantly related to how damaging structural writing is. As I got older and teachers got more creative, it was harder for me to branch away from that structurally based writing to any prompt provided.Nevertheless, technology played a huge role in assisting many of my peers and me. The cycle of structural writing began to break as we communicated with our friends and family because we did not focus on writing. As technology continues to advance and trends are continued, the writing style will never be universally understood.
February 7, 2022 at 1:38 pm
It is very true that when we text people, especially those who we are close to, we do so extremely informally. Sometimes the writing is so informal that it is hard to understand what someone is saying. Comparing that to essays, there are many rules. We are told how many paragraphs to write and how many words and what an intro and conclusion are supposed to look like. While these rules are beneficial and provide a clear format on how to write, ideas don’t necessarily fit into a strict format; they are fluid.
February 7, 2022 at 1:41 pm
I agree with the fact that school had a big role when it comes to how people write because it is mandatory of them to teach you the “correct” way of writing, however once you leave school and go about your day and text your friends, more or less its going to be an informal writing. It’s a lot because one side tells you to do this and the other tells you to do this and it contradicts with each other since people are forcing people to write in a way that isn’t natural.
February 7, 2022 at 1:43 pm
And because we truly are “comfortable” at speaking informal, and it comes out naturally it arises the question: will informal writing ever go away?
February 7, 2022 at 1:47 pm
I definitely agree, when we text those close to us we disregard those “professional” writing rules we were taught to use. We use ways that communicate our emotions and thoughts directly, rather expressive than structured?