Teen Ink

lovelauren3 said...
Mar. 10 at 8:29 pm:

Well written, I must say. I'd like to disagree with your article, but I don't. We should all be aware of this so it doesn't get worse in the future.

 

Hey, this is the new age people. The internet is not going anywhere, so what's left? Adapting and using it to our potential, and benefit. Language is constantly changing with time, abrvations and shrtned wrds may now just be the future of how many of us communicate...or Chinese (which would suck, with all those kanji we would have to memorize).
I'm kind of an optimist, so I see the slang as another language...and one, that we essentially "invented"! I'd say that&#... (more »)

 

toxic.monkey said...
Jan. 3 at 9:30 am:

i agree with 123098, i still don't quite understand why you dislike "it" and I think you could write more on this.
*and if you see your grammar degrading due to IM'ing, just stop abbreviating and type properly* btw we need to develop new skills to handle working with the internet- not staying concentrated but rather filtering useless from useful info. it's still an effort if you've ever used the internet to write a research paper

 

alex9426 said...
Dec. 12, 2009 at 10:56 am:

interesting to read, i thought. a new perspective. but the people reading this article will be on the internet to read it, for the most part. ironic??

 

i never thought about it like that, because with the im thing it actually does affect me in langauge. lol! this article really opened my eyes

 

Wow, I didn't know about that. It makes sense though. You really opened my eyes. Thanks!

 

suprswimmer said...
Oct. 6, 2009 at 9:17 am:

This is a tough one to respond too. Like 123098 said, you need to come off of the fence more if you are going to put this in the opinion section. That's not to say it isn't good, it really is an interesting way to look at things. The internet (and all technology) will change the way our society is through quicker information, which could eventually make things difficult. The only problem is that you are posting this on the internet, speaking about the social issues to come from the sam... (more »)

 

suprswimmer replied...
Oct. 6, 2009 at 5:24 pm :

Another things that could make this an invalid point (correct me if I'm wrong): glossaries in the backs of books, or at the end of a chapter. Doesn't this make us expectant to find information quickly and displace the blame on the internet only?

 

123098 said...
Sept. 1, 2009 at 7:26 pm:

Yes, well, you've really failed to make a point. You could've just posted a link to the article. Yes, we all know that technology changes society, but you haven't identified that change as positive or negative, or provided any opinion on the matter, besides saying that you don't like the change. Why don't you like the change? Stop trying to be artistic and mysterious by letting readers answer the question for themselves, because an opinion piece needs just that, an opinion.

 

AmnyR said...
Aug. 12, 2009 at 2:10 pm:

true in some ways, but i think that as long as people realize that the internet is just a tool, we'll be fine. very well written though.

 

i think what you say is true, the internet and texting and technology like that is changing how we expect to and recieve information. My friend says the emails i write are much toooooo long. As opposed to her one word ones(average somtimes 2-22) . i also think that our society today is to focused of techonolgy and avvoiding snail mail and anything that could possibly be seen as and inconvienouce. we call ourselves human and look how we treat cows. (seriously look) cool article, good point. bye

 

I love this article! I don't like using slang and now I have a bigger reason not to. Did you know that at the rate we're going technoligically, humans will soon invent a computer that is smarter and stronger than the human. I think our computer now is smarter than a human, so imagine that one! I think humans see it as a way to make money and chat with friends. I see it as a way to destroy our society.

 

this is soooo true once i was in school i was writing a report and used the word cool and once i was finished and reread it i spelled cool like k0ol becuz thats the way i spell it online

 

ultrabookworm said...
Apr. 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm:

Although this really is a well thought out article, as BookWorm579 pointed out, I must say that your article about the Internet changing the way our brains work and everything- I have not done all the painstaking research like you have, but this very article is posted on the Internet! Like I say, your information is probably viable, but its being on the Internet may make all the difference in how people receive it.

 

BookWorm579 said...
Apr. 21, 2009 at 4:02 am:

I think that this is a really well thought out article. However, I think that as long as people place intelligence over convenience, like in this essay, the internet can be a viable way to increase overall knowledge.

 

rutuhitu replied...
Mar. 10 at 5:23 am :

i like the way the article has been put...i mean i makes us realise how sloppy and problematic our language has turned out due to the net but i think its on how you use it.i mean even though some people just become lazy while reading there are some who use it to its utmost level.so its boons and banes are levelled.