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03-05-2003, 03:51 PM
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Kids, poor grammar, and laziness
We've taled about this a few times... how it affects peoples' perceptions of the writer, etc. Well, it's now gone to the next level. I sincerely hope this kid got a failing grade, but I have my doubts.
Quote:
Text message essay baffles British teacher
Monday, March 3, 2003 Posted: 10:17 AM EST (1517 GMT)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- An English essay written by a British teenager in text messaging short-hand has reignited concern among teachers that literacy standards are under threat.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Monday that the 13-year-old's teacher could not decipher what the youngster had written.
"I could not believe what I was seeing. The page was riddled with hieroglyphics, many of which I simply could not translate," the teacher told the newspaper.
The girl's essay began: "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."
Which in translation from text messaging shorthand would read: "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."
Judith Gillespie, of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council, told the newspaper a decline in grammar and written English was partly linked to the text messaging craze.
"Pupils think orally and write phonetically," she said.
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/03...eut/index.html
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03-05-2003, 03:58 PM
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You know, I read that, and I once tried to use text messaging, and I couldn't figure out how to write anything in it. It would only do crap like that. I tried to write my name, and tried every way I could think of, and ended up with all sorts of different things that did not in the least resemble my name.
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03-05-2003, 05:15 PM
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My cell phone has predictive text messaging. Makes it much easier to type coherent messages quickly.
Of course, it gets crappy reception and doesn't have a volume control. Nice tradeoff, lol.
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