"Another blow for the English language where children won’t even bother to communicate in LOL-speak anymore?" (Bilton).
In this visual metaphor, I am comparing this family dinner where no members are communicating with each other, to the original blow to the English language in which everyone communicates through technology instead of face-to-face communication.
Caption: The English language continues to deteriorate as we continue to lesson face to face communication.
I really liked your picture that you chose because if you go out to a restaurant you are likely to see this. I am guilty of doing this myself. I am all for technology, but this image makes me sad. Sometimes technology takes the place of family time and I feel that children loose out on important communication skills.
ReplyDeleteI chose this picture as well. I see my students on their phones all of the time rather than talking to their peers. As much as I love technology and my phone, I would prefer face-to-face conversations compared to text messages. My family has a rule that there are no phones during "family time" and I think that it's a great idea and rule.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that you pulled from the article is very interesting to me. It makes me think that we have this process of communication evolution that started with actually talking to one another, moved on to texting, then came all that abbreviating texting, now we have 'advanced' so much , that we cant even text words anymore!
ReplyDeleteAnd your picture is perfect! I noticed that several people picked this picture and with good reason. I can't get over how many times I have seen this while out and about. And it's not necessarily only the younger folks who are guilty of this; I've seen entire families, younger and older folks alike choosing this form of communication over face to face interaction. I make it a point, while at least at dinner with other people, to not have my phone out and to give the other person my attention and have real conversations.