THE PROBLEM WITH SENDING AND RECEIVING PHONE TEXT MESSAGES

PEOPLE WHO CAN`T SEND TEXT MESSAGES




I once read a book entitled, "101 Ways of Improving Your Language
Power". What attracted me to the publication was the title. When I
looked at the content, I realized it was even more enticing and more
rewarding.

One of the points the book made was that if only we could think a
little before speaking (or writing) we would greatly enrich the
language we use. The point is that we know more words and can produce
more expressions in the languages we speak and write, than we actually
do on a daily basis.

The book then went on to say something which I will paraphrase using
the Cameroonian context. It likened the average human being to someone
who has around 5000 (five thousand) Frs CFA to live on a day but
chooses to spend only 500 (Five hundred) Frs CFA because no one wants
to stretch his or her mind and think. From that perspective, we can
conclude that such a person is rich chooses to live in poverty and
suffer unnecessarily.

Now, I want to narrow down this inadequacy to the idea of sending
telephone text messages. It appears many of us Cameroonians do not use
the message texting facility which paradoxically comes at no extra
cost in our cell phones when we buy them. Many of us can neither text
messages nor read them when they are sent to us. Why? Some people
complain that it would take longer to text than call a person and talk
to that person. Yet the same plaintiff would call somebody so
insistently that sometimes the number of calls is in excess of ten. A
short text message could have done the trick so that the correspondent
gets back quickly. Consequently, often, important messages that should
have been delivered immediately are unduly delayed because the caller
will not send a text message.

As a way out, let us ask ourselves this question: why do we shy away
from texting when at the same time we only too readily and too freely
indulge in . . .

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TIKUM MBAH AZONGA

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(Journalisme), PG Dip.
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