Study: Texting Preferred Over Verbal Conversation

*Taken from CBS Miami. Video at link.

Whether it’s a busy street or a stop light, texting has become a part of our life and has taken over conversations.

With 83 percent of American adults owning a cell phone, a new study confirms that the majority of American adults prefer text messaging, with 73 percent using their phone to send and receive texts, according to a report from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

“You don’t have to confront the person on the phone,”  said Miami resident Frank Sangiento.

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