The evolution of phones has changed the world socially. The creation of phones began in in the 1840’s leading to the first call on March 10th, 1876. At the time this was the fastest as well as most efficient way to communicate. However, one hundred and sixteen years later the first phone with texting was used for the first time and it became the new way of faster communication. From that day forward a feud of texting versus calling had begun, and would continue for years to come. The face-to face communication, clarification, and time efficiency all play a part in texting versus calling. Even though most of the time we see texting versus calling a contrast they compare in many of the same ways as well.
Face-to-face communication is often …show more content…
When we talk to a person through a text message we often short-hand what we are trying to say so we don’t have to type as much. We do such thing by typing words like lol, omg, and the list could go on and on. Although, what we don’t realize is sometimes the person on the other end of the phone may not interpret the short-hand the same way as we did. Through a phone call we talk much like we would in person using whole words that the person we are talking to understand. Just as not clarifying what we want to say in a text, we often give off the wrong emotion through a text. For example, if I were to type YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS in a text message you would get a mixed emotion on whether it meant I was excited or angry. Since we can’t hear the person’s voice or see them we can’t relate to what type of emotion they are trying to portray. This leads to the wrong interpretations and sometimes a fight. However, through a phone call we can hear the tone of the person’s voice, so if I were to say the you won’t believe this in a phone call you’d be able to tell if I were excited or angry. In my opinion when it comes down to clarification calling beats texting, because of the connections and clearness that you have through a phone call. Although, calling doesn’t get all of the credit, because when it comes to time efficiency texting comes in handy more than
Face-to-face communication is often …show more content…
When we talk to a person through a text message we often short-hand what we are trying to say so we don’t have to type as much. We do such thing by typing words like lol, omg, and the list could go on and on. Although, what we don’t realize is sometimes the person on the other end of the phone may not interpret the short-hand the same way as we did. Through a phone call we talk much like we would in person using whole words that the person we are talking to understand. Just as not clarifying what we want to say in a text, we often give off the wrong emotion through a text. For example, if I were to type YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS in a text message you would get a mixed emotion on whether it meant I was excited or angry. Since we can’t hear the person’s voice or see them we can’t relate to what type of emotion they are trying to portray. This leads to the wrong interpretations and sometimes a fight. However, through a phone call we can hear the tone of the person’s voice, so if I were to say the you won’t believe this in a phone call you’d be able to tell if I were excited or angry. In my opinion when it comes down to clarification calling beats texting, because of the connections and clearness that you have through a phone call. Although, calling doesn’t get all of the credit, because when it comes to time efficiency texting comes in handy more than