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Generation TxT
E-mail could be extinct within a decade as younger peeps switch to texting, instant messaging and websites like Twitter and FB.
E-mail is dying out because it is slow, inconvenient and unfashionable some experts say.
Many of you might have heard this Q before:
Is txt ruining the English language?
Exam markers have expressed concerns over the use of text messaging language in exam answers. The proof of its increased usage came when a 13-year-old Scottish schoolgirl handed in an essay written completely in text message shorthand, much to the bemusement of her teacher.
One extract said: "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."
~ Can you translate the above passage?
~ R U a txt addict?
~ Do you think txting is killing off the English language?
R is it jst gr8 4 tkn 2 m8s?
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The following source of info is '' How an exam paper littered with grammatical errors scored HIGHER than literate paper?''
* Child A wrote: ''If he wasent doing enthing els heel help his uncle Herry at the funfair during the day. And had stoody at nigh''.
*Child B wrote: ''Quickly, it became apparent that Pip was a fantastic rider: a complete natural. But it was his love of horses that led to a tragic accident. An accident that would change his life forever''.
Source: :* Scandal of the Sats www.dailymail.co.uk
E-mail is dying out because it is slow, inconvenient and unfashionable some experts say.
Many of you might have heard this Q before:
Is txt ruining the English language?
Exam markers have expressed concerns over the use of text messaging language in exam answers. The proof of its increased usage came when a 13-year-old Scottish schoolgirl handed in an essay written completely in text message shorthand, much to the bemusement of her teacher.
One extract said: "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."
~ Can you translate the above passage?
~ R U a txt addict?
~ Do you think txting is killing off the English language?
R is it jst gr8 4 tkn 2 m8s?
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------
The following source of info is '' How an exam paper littered with grammatical errors scored HIGHER than literate paper?''
* Child A wrote: ''If he wasent doing enthing els heel help his uncle Herry at the funfair during the day. And had stoody at nigh''.
*Child B wrote: ''Quickly, it became apparent that Pip was a fantastic rider: a complete natural. But it was his love of horses that led to a tragic accident. An accident that would change his life forever''.
Source: :* Scandal of the Sats www.dailymail.co.uk