Read the paragraph and answer the questions. Lately, some people have been concerned that the explosion in text messagin

Read the paragraph and answer the questions. Lately, some people have been concerned that the explosion in text messaging among young people is having a negative effect on their literacy skills. It is important when texting to be fast and concise. This is to save on time and space. A reader who is unfamiliar with texting will feel lost when they see abbreviations, acronyms and emoticons. For texters this language is easy to read and write. The debate about the harmful effects of texting started a few years ago. Now this becoming more serious. Do you think that texting is decreasing literacy skills of youth? In what ways?