Abbreviation

this atmosphere by her uses of symbolism and imagery which she uses to convey the brokenness and disorder of the Lennox household, after Gillian’s death, which she portrays from the eyes of a young child called Ruby. In the novel, the author uses abbreviations to describe the “AG (After Gillian) era” and the “BG [era]”, to convey the defined contrast between life before Gillian’s death and after her death and how much has changed and broken in that time. In the…

writing. Michaela Cullington discusses different views of the issue in the essay and is able to put in the matter into her hands and do her own research. View such as, how texting greatly affects a students writing in a bad way due to uses of abbreviations, as an example, and how its due to the students being used writing in such a way. They also believe that due to texting,…

A primary discourse community that I am apart of is an academic one. Harris described academic discourse communities as a “…meta-community tied to no particular time or place” (Harris 14). As a college student, I am constantly writing papers and turning in assignments. Likewise, I am held at a high standard as a Miami University student to follow certain guidelines, whether it be a part of Miami’s policy or simple assignment guidelines set by the professor. As Swales talks about in an article,…

1. Why is spelling extremely important in medical terminology? There are a lot of words that look similar in medical terminology. Although, the words may look similar they are very different from one another. For example, trichinosis, trichocyst, and trichosis all sound similar, but each one has a different meaning. Trichinosis means the infection with trichinae; caused by eating undercooked pork and some other meats containing Trichinella. Trichocyst means a cell structure derived from the…

If someone texts you, with all of the new meaning and abbreviations to words, you may not even know what they mean. Another reason that learning the new texting dialect is important is because you may take things the wrong way and not how it is meant. There are even doctor’s offices and government programs that…

popular thing, it is a major component in today’s society. One strong point made in this article is when he notes texting is not new, we have always abbreviated in the English language. Crystal says, “Eric Partridge published his Dictionary of Abbreviations in 1942” (339). This is very interesting because it is surprising how long ago people started abbreviating things. But in thinking about it more it started to make sense. As a young child I can remember my parents abbreviating…

The writer shows evidence of both and argument and no favor for either side but, for the things he likes about texting she states, "Teenagers have, for example, created an entirely new language — one that uses abbreviations and symbols instead of words, does not require punctuation, and uses short, incomplete phrases throughout the entire conversation. It’s a way of speaking that is a language in and of itsel." Aslo she says, " They recognize the difference between texting friends and writing…

Recent advances in technology are ruining the English language Nowadays linguists, teachers, journalists and other language enthusiasts are claiming recent technological advances such as the internet, social media and smartphones are ruining the English language. Some say the texting used on social media platforms is making adolescents produce more grammatical errors while others say texting marks a new era in language development. Even though it is a relatively new issue, there are many solid…

Have you ever gotten an annoying message from your friends and you don’t understand it. These messages usually include emojis for words, slaying and text abbreviations. These messages can be frustrating because you don’t know what they are saying. Emojis are weakening the way people spell and speak. “Should that frown be upside down? Emojis make the meaning clear” by Tracey Lien, Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff, explains how emojis are such great thing but don’t understand the…

It is the reality that no one is as the same as others, either in temperament or in the way they do things. Our team has over ten employees with diverse personalities, backgrounds, interests, and work styles. We are different from one to another. I respect differences, create balance, and contribute to make the workplace more productive and enjoyable for everyone. One of my colleague with a quiet demeanor who is introspective and he is comfortable working by himself. I worked with him for data…