In this age of communication how necessary is snail mail? It has some use in business but how often do you write a letter? Would you rather send greeting cards or eCards?
Are you allowed to venture beyond and explore or is there is strict rule that anything worth knowing is already within your bubble and everything outside it are all lies?
I find texting very useful but only use it if I have a specific reason (like contacting my son who works night shift and may be sleeping). If I want to have a conversation, I talk.... moreI find texting very useful but only use it if I have a specific reason (like contacting my son who works night shift and may be sleeping). If I want to have a conversation, I talk. But it's very popular with young folk. Will it continue to be so?
The other day I was at a Game Stop store. A kid, well a kid to me, somewhere in his early twenties, asked the girl working there ,"is Jennifer working today? *curious*".The girl tu... moreThe other day I was at a Game Stop store. A kid, well a kid to me, somewhere in his early twenties, asked the girl working there ,"is Jennifer working today? *curious*".The girl turns to him, "No, she's off today. *sorry*"So far so good. Then he said, "Oh, that's too bad,*depressed*". To which she responded with a, "im sorry. "Peace sign*. Yes, they actually said all those words.Later on, I overheard my daughter while on the phone with one of her equally eloquent girlfriends, laughing and saying, "I know right, sad face!"I wondered, Are we learning to communicate more effectively and logically, or are we just getting lazy and losing our ability to use language? less
