Compare & Contrast Essay 2 - Second Draft (Calling and Texting Message)

                COMPARING CALLING AND TEXTING MESSAGES

     

      Technology has grown so much in decades. With the developing technology.Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of human life. Although many new features have been added to a cell phone, people use it mostly for texting messages and calling purposes. Even if texting and phone calls aim to communicate people, they both have their differences.

       To start with, texting messages is the newest way of written communication. Today, more and more people use texting rather than speaking on the phone because texting is cheaper. It economically benefits people by having lower prices than calling. That is why texting messages are more preferred to younger such as students. Using texting, people can send messages that couldn’t verbally transfer. When a face-to-face or phone conversation is not possible, texting messages allow people to contact with others and they use some symbols to express their emotions. For example, you are in a lesson and you can’t talk on your cell phone in class. So, it is better to use texting to speak with someone. Another example is that when you have to inform someone about a credit card number or email address, it is difficult to explain this information by calling because the other person can misunderstand what you want to transfer. With a message, people can send correct information to have a better communication and also this information can be saved in the cell phone. Whenever people want, they can use it as long as the messages are not deleted. All these reasons do it a better way of communication.

      On the other hand, calling is a way of verbal communication. Although the price of phone calls expensive, it is more preferred to the elderly because they are not used to the messaging.

 Texting message is generally used for the urgent situations. It allows people to have a fast communication. For example, when people should ask something to the other person immediately, they call and ask their wants. Another example is that when there is an accident or disaster such as fire, people directly call the ambulance or fire brigade and also they need to give direction of the place of event via a phone calling. In addition to these, phone calls allow people to feel better and happier when they hear the voice of their lovers. Not only are they speaking for hours, but also they can share some emotions such as laughing, anger, joy etc… naturally. So calling is more meaningful.

         In conclusion, communication through texting messages and calling have both advantages and disadvantages, and both of them are essential for humanity. So in my opinion, it is better to use them depending on the situation.