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In a survey, 64 percent of teens confessed that they used “techspeak” from texting or online communication in writing assignments at school.
Will text messaging and social networking harm our writing skills? Social Times has more in a detailed infographic:
A recent study suggests that the more kids text, the less they learn about proper grammar. Widespread use of social media sites and text messaging tools has given rise to a hybrid language called “techspeak” that’s riddled with acronyms and abbreviations instead of words and numbers instead of letters. This, we knew. But because students between the ages of 13 and 17 send twice as many messages as people in any other age group, “techspeak” is more likely to creep into their school assignments and give others the wrong impression about their communication skills.
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on 1/25/2012
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by Susan Vaught
Bloomsbury 2011
Three years after a school incident turns him into a felon, can Del find love and a life outside the graveyard where he works?
Yeah, I said graveyard.
Del is seventeen, and digging graves isn't just the only job he can find that doesn't do background checks, but it gives him plenty of time to think about how he got here. With a parole officer checking to
It has become our habit—my son texting me at the end of his weekend nights to let me know how the evening's gone for him. It was his decision to begin this tradition, his way of giving me a certain measure of peace. Here I come, to this desk at 4 AM. There is the red message light, flashing.
He's got a gang of friends, this son of mine, and the news is always varied. When I read his missives off the tiny screen, I conflate his words with my own imagination.
Hey, Mom, reads the latest. Tonight was great. We pretty much stayed in but then we went to IHop at 2 in the morning. It was really fun.
So that I see him laughing. I see him with his backwards cap and his plate piled high with French toast and extra syrup. I see these friends around him—the guys and the girls—who call him by his nickname, Smooth, and who have become his second family. We live our lives toward so many goals. I live my greatest joys through him.
What a great kid. And I love your last line. True for so many of us, these greatest joys.
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that is so heart-warming.
You are so blessed in your son.
Too bad my father does not have text messaging enabled on his phone.
Hi Beth!
Just read about your upcoming book, I am really looking forward to read and review it. (I reviewed House of dance previously)
love your last blog post!
So sweet. That moment gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. :)
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Your last line of your post is truly touching. You have such a beautiful relationship with your son. I'm all smiles now :)
Oh yes.
If it wasn't for text messages, I wonder if I'd ever hear from my son.
This is a great idea.
I love that your son does this.