New Literacy Review by Derek Turner

After reading the article, "Clive Thompson on the New Literacy", by Clive Thompson, i have made a few assumptions of my own. This essay abnout "New Literacy", is in comparison about how todays modern age society is based by using text messages, games, emails, and other such forms of writing, compard to years ago. In this review, Thompson has a few speakers that are included, and each one of them has different views. I would have to say that some of the writers such as Andrea Lunsford have great points as to how much society is actually communicating today. In my opinion, i think that the sms way of text messaging is a weak way to get ahold of people, and sometrimes frankly it is just hard to read. Certain people will message " I gtg ttyl ilu", now honestly, what kind of bull is that? I just recently recieved a cell phone message, and it means " I got to go talk to you later i love you" isnt that ridiculous? Im gonna drop a few names here shortly, John Sutherland speaks in a angry tone and says, "bleak, bland, sad shorthand" when he is referring to the text messaging, blogging, and etcetera. Sutherlands tone is reffering to the modern age of writing as bad, illeterate, and unexperienced writting. Another way to look athtis conversation, is the way Andrea Lunsford has. She conducted a study from well over 14,000 writting samples of students, and has found out that society today writes way more! Lunsford quotes," I think we are in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek civilization," (Lunsford) and in this she is reffering us to dating back to a modern form of language. Those oare tow of the main views of the essay, now heres mine. I think that Lunsford is onto something witht he entire dating back to greek times, but as far as Sutherland feels, stop griping! Todays society is filled with internet and cell phones, and strait up vast communication. I know in my own opinion that if i want to talk to someone, i will not write them out a letter with correct punctuation, if it is a note for a friend, so take a chill pill dude! And as far as everything else goes, simplified text is cool, but the " omg your ngfbt ***" shut it down! Thanks for reading, and by the way, i love all my fans.