In this article, Thompson prosed some great points showcasing the fact that youth of today have taken the technology of the day and created their own language. Thompson tried to prove that millennials are still knowledgeable. From this article I learned that as the digital age goes from a growing phenomenon to a permanent reality, our language has to evolve along with the rapid changes. 

Nia Griffin

Dr. Laura Buchholz

ENGL 327W

29 August 18

Digital vs. Print: Millennials in the Digital Age

As the digital age goes from a growing phenomenon to a permanent reality, our language has to evolve along with the rapid changes. My mother is a schoolteacher, and she is constantly reminding me how much times have altered language and reading. Children seem to be adjusting more to the format that is being presented to them. In the article, Millennials have created a form of written English that’s as expressive as spoken English, Thompson prosed some great points showcasing the fact that youth of today have taken the technology of the day and created their own language. Thompson tried to prove that millennials are still knowledgeable. The quote, “Fonteyn says that on a superficial level, we can see millennials stripping anything unnecessary from their writing, like the removal of abbreviation markers in “dont,” “cant,” “im” and in acronyms like tf, ur, bc, idk, and lol”, highlighted a valid point. Millennials could be counted as progressive. In CJ Wilson’s article, he mostly felt upset by the students he has had to deal with. I agree with Wilson that some students are struggling. There is a larger scope than what he is presenting. It seems more like a biased opinion more than educated statement. CJ Wilson quoted a statement by Mark Bauerlein: “You will see the stats that American youth simply don’t read books these days (or newspapers and magazines). But they do spend enormous amounts of time on their phones engaged in trivial pursuits.” That is such a limited scope on the population of young learners.