Journal Five

Digital technology has had a tremendous effect on writing and peoples’ understandings of it.  It has become a means of easily recording ones thoughts and communicating with others, and consequently has allowed for writing to become less formal.  In the past writing was more formal due to the time required to write down information and one’s thoughts and ideas.  Now though, with digital means such as texting, e-mailing, and instant messaging, writing and communicating has become easier, quicker, and as a result-less formal.  Through those means of communication, people abbreviate their words to write quickly and keep up with the quick speed with which this technology allows people to communicate.  Unfortunately, this is leading to widespread lack of understanding of grammar and has decreased peoples’ abilities to spell words properly, especially with new advances like spell check and auto-correct.  Digital technology has drastically impacted peoples’ understandings of writing by making it easier to communicate and record ones thoughts and ideas.