Comments on: Blogging about blogging about blogging….

By: fishious

fishious — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:24:10 +0000

Change happens. People deal with it. People bitch about it. It still happens.
To say that these sms languages are cheapening the English language is absurd. All languages change. 600 years ago English sounded more like German than anything else. No one speaks Shakespearean English anymore. And I’m sure it the Victorians could hear us speak they would also bitch about us butchering the English language.

Language is in a state of constant change. It takes the influences of that which is around it and adapts it. I say thank goodness that English is changing. Keep up with modern times.

And an advantage of this sms speak is huge. Studies have shown that children in rural Eastern cape schools cannot speak English, but they can write in sms speak, therefor being able to communicate with peers of other languages. Change isn’t always a bad thing.

By: nqobile

nqobile — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:32 +0000

oh I also think that its through technology that we do retain a lot of the friendships and relationships that we have with our loved ones…sure its not a hand written letter from that special loved one but I think that a small sms is better than not hearing anything from them at all… and yes I am talking from experience

By: nqobile

nqobile — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:08:20 +0000

COMPUTERS ARE THE WAY FORWARD….UNTIL THEY BITE YOU IN THE ASS!!

By: ghettoverit

ghettoverit — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:53:52 +0000

“It is also quite amusing that I have picked blogging to share my destest with the world. The IRONY…” – oh the irony…

By: Mk

Mk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:43:02 +0000

I strongly agree, at the turn of the century literacy for all, including children, youth and adults is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever-moving target in every country including South Africa. Lessons learnt over these past decades show, in any case, that meeting the goal of universal literacy calls not only for more and better efforts but for renewed political will and for doing things differently at all levels: locally, nationally and internationally.

But, I think you failed to mention the fact that Information and Communication Technology helped to emancipate women and men from the throes of poverty and illiteracy especially in developing countries. People in remote areas are becoming connected to the real world and in that way they are becoming literate technologically.