In this essay i am exploring and comparing the use of language in person and over text. their are man clear differences and some similarities. The most interesting part is why we talk a certain way over text unlike in person. i will also be using various examples of real life text messages to anaylse and compare to real life conversations.
Here is an example of a conversation with my dad which i will explore.
Conversation between myself and my dad:
Me: Where we going?
Dad: nans
Me: Ok
Dad: so you can go home after if you want
Me: Yeah alright
The way i speak to my dad on text is quite different to how i speak to my friends on text. This is because i will not use slang when speaking to my dad as on my dads side of family talking in slang to a adult family member is perceived disrespectful. also knowing my dad if i misspell something he will start mocking me so i try to use correct punctuation and avoid using abbreviations. Even though my dad and i might use correct spellings we do not always use correct punctuation and i think this is out of laziness. Such as putting a full stop at the end of a sentence, people may not put a full stop because the receiver will still understand the message without it. This differs when using punctuation like exclamation marks and question marks. The reason people may a question mark is so that the receiver knows they are asking a question, or in some cases to show them that your confused. For example:
A: Tomorrow i’m going to Jamars house
B: Ok?
A: Just letting you know because i wont be at home tomorrow
B: Ohhh cool
Here person B says ok with a question mark. the reason B used a question mark was to tell A that he/she was confused and not sure why A told him/her. Therefore A recognises this and tells B why he told him/her “Just letting you know because i wont be at home tomorrow”
In a conversation, in person, you obviously wouldn’t have to say “question mark” after someone says something that confuses you because they will be able to tell by how you replied in your voice and your facial expression.
June 30, 2016 at 2:29 pm
You have written some clear analysis of both conversations, with a particular focus on punctuation and context.
What was your essay title? Your task was to address the relationship between physical interactions and social media interactions. Address some of the key differences/conventiosn of these different mediums and give your essay an anchor/argument to retrun to.