YNK w@ may hpn n D fucha, bt @ presnt D st8 of txt msgN n D UK S rly effecting us ll. hw lng DY reckon itl taK B4 txtN shorth@ wl B allowd n schls as part of exams? I shudder 2 tnk
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What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions! -
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txt talk really grips my tulip.
Especially when people use it while typing on a keyboard.Throw them to the lions - WC2 5.4Comment
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Gd wd 21st Century Grandpa!What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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It is all a little annoying, but language is very organic.
U (sorry, couldn't resist!) see Stephen Fry on Jonathon Ross the other night? He spoke about how the new word amongst his son and friends for cool, was 'book'. This had come about because book comes up first when using T9 predictive text messaging! Stephen Fry found it all quite wonderful.Comment
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