MINI GROUP #7: Txtng: the Gr8 Db8

Texting, the great debate

TEXTING IS GOOD FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Prof. David Crystal debunks the myths (S1Ep2 of It's Only a Theory, 11 May 2013)

"illiterate"
" ... and every one of those statements are a load of chicken droppings"
"nobody sends a text without not being a point"
"why are they leaving the letters out?"
"... the more you text, the better your literacy scores"
"... abbreviations are new-fangled, cooked up by today's youth - not so".

"textiquette"

"... they'd look at me as if I am nuts."
"... there are downsides to texting"

2b or not 2b? (The Guardian)

Video games testing reading exercise KEY:

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. b

5. d

6. a

7. c

8. c