Thesis statement
There is an opportunity to call or text friends in order to communicate with them, asking about something important or just inviting for a cup of tea while the choice depends on appropriateness, emotional aspect, and financial state.
We live in an era of information technology, the era of computers, mobile phones, and the Internet. For the most part, mobile phones are the most widely used gadgets. As a result, there is an opportunity to call or text friends in order to communicate with them, asking about something important or just inviting for a cup of tea while the choice depends on appropriateness, emotional aspect, and financial state.
Texting is universal and suitable compared to calling as it goes without saying that one cannot call the person at any time. The job, private life, rest – all this takes some of the time for each of us. Therefore, to make a call, one needs to take into account some peculiarities of the person he or she is calling.
For example, if you know that your friend is busy with work at the moment, you would probably, change your mind. Correspondingly, it makes sense to consider that sending a message is the better way of contacting him. It seems appropriate to consider some situations.
For example, you want to report some information like “I will be in 6”, “Meet me at the entrance to the theater”, then texting is the most suitable way of the issue resolution without distracting your friends from important matters.
Similarly, you have decided to call your friend early in the morning or late in the evening, but you suspect that he or she might be sleeping. How to check it for sure? Write a message. SMS melody can hardly wake your friend. Nevertheless, it is possible that you would have an answer.
The conversation is more emotional than texting. Written speech is devoid of emotional content that is extremely important for successful communication. The same text read with different emotional coloring is perceived quite differently.
Therefore, when it comes to some thin and controversial moments – it is better to call as the phrase that you believe neutral might be sometimes perceived by the interlocutor almost as swearing at him. After all, you cannot know the mood of your friend, and events preceded your message.
In addition, during the conversation by phone, you can have instant feedback and hear the reaction of your friend to your words having the opportunity to improve the situation immediately if needed. Consequently, it is better to call than to text at times.
Although you should be careful and not let emotions overwhelm yourself as in contrast to the Outlook or Gmail that allows canceling the letter that was already sent, there is no “take it back” button in the voice conversation.
Sending a message you save your money. Likewise, the Internet is the cheapest and the most common way of sharing information through the e-mail; texting performs the same function in a mobile network. According to Lenhart, “text messaging is a key component of day-to-day friend interactions” (7).
Indeed, Short Message Service is a very powerful tool with a variety of service functions. Moreover, you can save up to 90 percent compared to calling. In its turn, the saved money is the earned money – states the saying as well as the statement of a millionaire from the animated series of “Duck Tales” Scrooge Mc Duck: time is money.
Similarly, saving time is also rather a profitable thing. By contrast, calling is more expensive. In addition, one cannot answer the call for good reason, but would probably read the message due to the elementary curiosity.
In conclusion, both texting and calling friends and talking to them are significant, inevitable, and convenient nowadays. People should be careful with it in order to be polite and chose the proper way of communication according to the personal features of the interlocutor. However, talking to friends is more human as it involves voice conversation, emotions, and immediate feedback.
Works Cited
Lenhart, Amanda. “Teens, Technology and Friendships.” Pew Research Center. 06 Aug. 2015. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.