manner they desire, even in something as simple as a Facebook status and they can fill it with grammatical mistakes and spelling errors galore.
People instant message and send texts and e-mails using text lingo. They pay no attention to the way words are spelled because this is all done at lightning speed. This mindlessness is all fine and dandy with new technologies providing people with fun ways to interact. However, these small and seemingly insignificant oversights could have large effects on peoples’ capabilities to write well.
If anyone were to look at a typical day’s posts on Facebook, they would probably see many people confusing “their,” “there,” and “they’re.” “It’s” and “its” are also commonly misused, along with “to” and “too.”
<!--Ad Injection:random-->It’s enough to make anyone who respects great writing go crazy.
As the Medical Director of Florida Hospital for Children’s Healthy 100 Kids program, I know that when it comes to childhood obesity, too much screen time may add to unhealthy habits that can last a lifetime. In general, kids today prefer spending hours watching TV or playing with their tablet computer instead of heading outdoors to a park or getting active with friends.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children and adolescents should spend a maximum of 1-2 hours of “screen time” per a day.
AAP has estimated that the average child can spend upwards of 7 hours of TV, internet usage and video games per day! The scary thought is that everything else is taking a back seat including: quality family time, reading, homework, and exercise.