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    ....or so

    New Zealand students may 'text-speak' in exams

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's high school students will be able to use "text-speak" -- the mobile phone text message language beloved of teenagers -- in national exams this year, officials said.

    Text-speak, a second language for thousands of teens, uses abbreviated words and phrases such as "txt" for "text", "lol" for "laughing out loud" or "lots of love," and "CU" for "see you."

    The move has already divided students and educators who fear it could damage the English language.

    New Zealand's Qualifications Authority said Friday that it still strongly discourages students from using anything other than full English, but that credit will be given if the answer "clearly shows the required understanding," even if it contains text-speak.

    The authority's deputy chief executive for qualifications, Bali Haque, said students should aim to make their answers as clear as possible.

    Confident that those grading papers would understand answers written in text-speak, Haque stressed that in some exams, including English, text abbreviations would be penalized.

    Post Primary Teachers' Association President Debbie Te Whaiti said the authority's move reflects the classroom situation.

    Teachers would have concerns if text slang became acceptable in everyday written language in classrooms, she said.

    Critics said the National Certificate of Educational Achievement or NCEA, the main qualification for high school students, would be degraded by the authority allowing text speak use in exams.

    Internet blogger Phil Stevens was not amused by the announcement. "nzqa[New Zealand Qualifications Authority]: u mst b joking," Stevens wrote. "or r u smoking sumthg?"


    What do you think of this?
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  • #2
    Dumbing down a whole generation, that's what I think about it.
    In da butt.
    "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
    THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
    "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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    • #3
      Yes it should be allowed, but only if they text speak correctly. If they misspell words and have bad text grammar, they should be marked down.
      Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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      • #4
        "phrases such as "txt" for "text", "lol" for "laughing out loud" or "lots of love," and "CU" for "see you."

        Here's the problem. I don't mind if we accept new words, the world changes after all.. however, if we start accepting new grammar, new ways to spell words... well that's screwed up.

        Besides, you can use this kind of language if you use it in proper context. As in, someome was text messaging.. etc. But when you adopt that as your regular style of writing, well that's just stupid.
        In da butt.
        "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
        THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
        "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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        • #5
          Language is a living thing and changes with the generations. If I started writing in Old English, you'd have no clue as to what I was trying to say (nor would I for that matter).
          Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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          • #6
            Rubbish. Language changes, yes, but not like this.
            In da butt.
            "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
            THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
            "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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            • #7
              Apparently you are wrong, because language has changed, just like this.
              Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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              • #8
                Well, I don't see any wider agreements on this. When it is widely agreed, I agree
                In da butt.
                "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
                THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
                "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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                • #9
                  Che is right and it probably goes faster nowadays with the internet.
                  With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                  Steven Weinberg

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                  • #10
                    che might be right but you are always wrong.
                    In da butt.
                    "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
                    THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
                    "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Pekka
                      che might be right but you are always wrong.
                      Coming from you, that is a compliment.
                      With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                      Steven Weinberg

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by BlackCat
                        it probably goes faster nowadays with the internet.
                        Much. Heck, txt-spelling is escaping the confines of the written language into the spoken.
                        Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by BlackCat
                          Che is right and it probably goes faster nowadays with the internet.
                          Good for the NZ school board. We need to simplify our language. I long for the day when the only word we need is INGSOC.
                          I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - Pekka

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Wycoff


                            Good for the NZ school board. We need to simplify our language. I long for the day when the only word we need is INGSOC.


                            My guess is that in 20-30 years those students will be complaining about how the youth are degrading and abusing the language.
                            With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                            Steven Weinberg

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                            • #15
                              Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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