Letter To The Editor; Twtr? It's majorly bad!

Honestly, I'd think that people would know the difference between formal and casual speak. Why would you message an employer/teacher saying "yo do u wht do u think of this????" or "can u check dis out 4 me" when it's clearly a more formal setting? Unless, you're close to the person you're speaking with. It's not a bad thing that people use text speak, but it's bad when people don't know where to use it. So, instead of condemning people for using 'improper' grammar and language, how about we promote awareness of when and where to use formal and casual language? If indeed that the younger generation is becoming more careless, there should be more actions taken towards distinguishing where formal language is to be expected and where it is not expected. That being said, anybody should be able to text however they like. Promoting awareness of where formal language is to be used will probably do better than complaining about teenagers using text lingo in their personal lives. Texting in itself can be expressive, especially for todays youth where we use emoticons and memes with our friends or on social media, it can be fun and shouldn't be criticized with the way our language use evolves with progression of the media. So, over-exaggerating textspeak or even going as far as saying 'the english language is detonating right in front of our eyes!' doesn't exactly help the situation at hand. The problem is not textspeak, lingo or specific jargon within communities. The real problem is who you’re texting and where you’re writing for an optimal outcome, awareness of the situation. For example, formal language should be expected when writing for academic or business purposes, but casual language is completely fine if you’re texting a friend, blogging or using personal social media.