With the advancement of technology, communication skills have been on a steady decline. The phone itself did not change the ability to talk with one another much. However, the invention of the cellphone, and thus texting, has had a dramatic effect on how people connect with others. Texting, for instance, allows the sender to conceal any flaws they wish to conceal. The opportunity of drafting the same text message multiple times assures the sender that they can achieve perfection if they obsess enough. The message itself cannot care too much, but it cannot be too blasé either. It must sound cool while sounding as if it was typed on the first try and sent without a care. Hywel Thomas, a communications expert, said in an article, "Poets agonized over their words, searching, scratching, and despairing. These were not things to be rushed..." (Free Library). Instead of agonizing over the word choice in a poem or sonnet, is has become the norm to painstakingly choose the words of a text message. There is a reason for this perfection. With texting, there are no nonverbal cues or facial expressions to go off, simply the words presented on the screen. According to Forbes, "Studies show that only 7% of communication is based on the written or verbal word. A whopping 93% is based on nonverbal body language" (Forbes). If