A new threat has been born into our society.Suprisingly,it is text-messaging.It has become a worm eating gradually into the fibres of our society.The importance of text messaging cannot be overestimated.Despite its usefulness,it has become of the main contributor of our social problems.
The recent poor performance of students in the English language at the various levels of education has been mainly attributed to text-messaging as the new culprit."One should have look at what text-messaging is doing to our student's English language performances" said an educationist.If care is not taken 9in a few years time,we will have trouble understanding each other.Most students have their own mobile phones and they use abbreviated phonetic language to communicate.'29nyt' for instance,means tonight and 'alyf' is alive.
More importantly,the negative impact of text messaging on the human health cannot be downplayed.According to Reuters,the British Association of Dermatologists has warned of a rash occurring on people's fingers caused by an allergic reaction from the nickel surface commonly found on mobile devices' exteriors and metal menu buttons.
Another dangerous potential of text messaging is the use by drivers when driving.This makes them lose focus leading to road accidents and road irregularities.Investigations into a train accident revealed that the driver had sent a message on his phone seconds before the accident.Pedestrians,text-messaging on the road has also become increasingly common.
Text messaging is the new culprit in the society, yet there no such restrictions on text5-messaging. Whether the society is searching for solutions to this new threat is a question for tomorrow.
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