The slow creep of text talk into formal writing is speeding up. Where once a student might accidentally have replaced 'and' with '&' in an essay, today more and more of the sms language teens use to communicate with one another is appearing in formal writing, such as essays, letters or stories, to replace another word. In addition, rather than describing an emotion or effect in any detail by using words, a text code or symbol is used.
Top 10 sms language replacements in writing:
* 'r' for 'are'
* 'gr8' for 'great'
* 'wot' for 'what'
* 'lol' for 'laugh out loud' - meaning amusement or hilarity
* 'rite' for 'write' or 'right'
* 'wtf' for 'what the ****' - meaning amazement or confusion
* 'u' for 'you'
* '2' for 'to', 'two', or 'too' (take your pick!)
* ':)' for 'smiling' or 'happiness'
* :( for 'frowning' or 'sadness'
The article, 'Is txt mightier than the word?', describes instances of txt slang infiltrating student work. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2814235.stm Note that this article was written over six years ago - back then it made the news, whereas today it has become almost acceptable. For me, that's just too scary for words!
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