Thumbspeak

I thought "Thumbspeak" was a very good article. It really gave some in-depth information of texting and why and how people use it. I'm not a big text-er, so a lot of the information was new to me. The article claims that people are pressured to respond quickly to a text, I'm not. I don't believe in that no quick response=dishonor thing. Also, whatever amount that I do text, it certainly doesn't mess up my regular writing and typing.

I am not pressured to respond quickly, unless it requires a quick response. Jeez people---just keep patient! I'll get to you when I'm ready to hurt my fingers. No quick-response=dishonor? What are people talking about? Give the "rcv3r" some respect, maybe they have to think about what they're about to text.

Alright, I'll admit it, I do use the occasional "u" or "ur," but that doesn't affect my writing. (Just a quick side note, unless a text-er has a full QWERTY keyboard, it's a lot quicker to type "at" instead of "@," because there are far less keystrokes required.) I actually try to use full words, occasionally swapping an "o" for a "0" (zero). So final opinion on texting: If the message isn't that important, I'll text, but if it is, like, "Don't come over now! I have an emergency doctor appointment!" I'll initiate a telephone call. (HA! He said telephone!)

"kthxbye!"

~Justin