The Current Trend Of Texting: What Is The Current Trend Of This Generation

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Some adults love being in style with the new trend of this current generation. What is the current trend of this generation? Texting is the hot trend for people this generation. In the story “Kids today: Why do we text more than we talk?” Liana Ross talks about the positive and negative side of texting. Also, she shares the concerns she has about texting and what it is doing to our community. Ross tells us the positive side of texting that she likes. “I like the efficiency of texting.” (Ross 283) Ross tells us that texting can be a faster way than sending a verbal message. Also, that texting could tell a person a story with just one emoticon. The positive affect of texting is that it is easier to communicate. Texting can save anyone more time

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