Is modern technology liable to this?

I wonder how many of you thought of how this modern technology practically ignored the correct spelling of a word. Actually since time immemorial we have been receiving text messages with wrong spelling on the cell phones, take note “wrng spelng”. But then, people think that’s the “in” thing. In fact, I myself feel foolish if I text using the right spelling. I feel like I am out of this world. Things like… “saan u? punta na me” at first, I was confused but I figured out that it means where are you I will be coming. I hate to think that these things will affect the minds of our younger generation. My 6 year old grand daughter is starting to learn how to use the cell phone now and she start to spell the words wrongly. I’ve been trying to let her spell words correctly and here comes the cell phone that will deliberately ruin what she has learned for. I am contemplating of buying her a cheap cell phone as a start but I am having second thoughts now. I think I just have to wait until I can explain to her the reason why people use wrong spelling on their messages. She is too young to understand and she might get confused.

Another thing that is accountable to this cell phone industry is the increase of road accidents. How many drivers got involved in road mishaps because of using the cell phone at the wrong time? How many marriages ended up in separation because of messages on the cell phone being read by the wrong person? How many wives raise their eyebrows every time her husbands’ cell phone rings? And how many husbands also suffer paranoia because of wives talking on their phone in a hushed voice?

Funny, but we still clamor to these things so much. Well…I think that’s the prize we get in this world of modern technology.