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[richard-af]

Well, I did find this example.....

Yes. But I find it a bit hard to believe.

In fact, that looks like a translation done online, to me.

[ThisAndThat]

Yes! Does anyone know if the tabloid tales of txt speak being allowed in Engish Lit. exams is true?

Well, I did find this example.....



This is part of an essay written in text language by a 13-year- old girl at a secondary school in the west of Scotland:

"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N.
Up N, WUCIWUG - 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas & ^^^^^.
AAR8, my Ps wr :-) - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt...IDTS!! I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool. I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk. Now its BAU " And this is what it means once it's translated into English:

"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.
But my parents were so worried because of the terrorism attack on September 11 that they decided we would stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.
Up north, what you see is what you get - nothing. I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains.
At any rate, my parents were happy. They said that it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet. I don't think so! I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my friends again.
Today I came back to school. I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework. Now it's business as usual..."

[richard-af]

No, but it's only a matter of time.

Yes! Does anyone know if the tabloid tales of txt speak being allowed in Engish Lit. exams is true?

[chicane]

Please, please say that wasn't actually posted.

No, but it's only a matter of time.

[richard-af]

No - we need to gently encourage people to make correct usage of grammar and spelling, otherwise CUK will slowly creep towards posts similar to the following, as is happening in mainstream society:

"Wr kn I go 2 fnd gd accntnt in Ldz 4 svng xpnz???? LOL. ROFLMAO"

Please, please say that wasn't actually posted.

[chicane]

Please, not a fight over punctuation and spelling.

No - we need to gently encourage people to make correct usage of grammar and spelling, otherwise CUK will slowly creep towards posts similar to the following, as is happening in mainstream society:

"Wr kn I go 2 fnd gd accntnt in Ldz 4 svng xpnz???? LOL. ROFLMAO"

[richard-af]

Please, not a fight over punctuation and spelling.

On second thoughts - we're home! Senseless bickering! Ah, It's good to have CUK up and running again.

Indeed! Another splendid start to a week.

[realityhack]

Please, not a fight over punctuation and spelling.

On second thoughts - we're home! Senseless bickering! Ah, It's good to have CUK up and running again.

[richard-af]

how about the words "you are a twat" ? a bit less conventional than the full stop i know, but given the circumstances old chap

Touchy! And still all at sea, as far as punctuation goes. That includes the space before the question mark... old chap, as well as the lowercase "i". Also, a comma before "i know" would be more conventional, you renegade!

[mrdonuts]

how about the words "you are a twat" ? a bit less conventional than the full stop i know, but given the circumstances old chap

[richard-af]

yes thats right up there with a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, why don't you give that a go and let us know how you get on

Punctuation! I'd have used a full stop, rather than the comma. I'd also have ended the question with a question mark - 20 points deducted, I'm afraid.
I checked with HR about your suggestion: sadly, the Health & Safety rules forbid my trying it.

[mrdonuts]

yes thats right up there with a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, why don't you give that a go and let us know how you get on

[richard-af]

i seem to recall there being contact lenses you could wear at night which reshaped your eyes to correct your vision, your eyesight was perfect during the day, seems a much better alternative than going under the knife

Or, at night, wear an ovenglove dipped in honey & mint sauce - never fails.

[mrdonuts]

i seem to recall there being contact lenses you could wear at night which reshaped your eyes to correct your vision, your eyesight was perfect during the day, seems a much better alternative than going under the knife

[Troll]

I used perfectspecs.co.uk for mail order specs - very happy with the price and quality