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Text talk - IMglish

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Text talk or TXT talk or IMGlish OR SMS speak has taken on a life of it's own. Winnie the Pooh was doing it back in 1974 (TTFN!) But it took a while to take off.



Louisa Zedda-Sampson wrote about it in the 2013 Literacy Learning in the Middle Years journal from the Australian Literacy Educators' Association... there have been TED Talks about it... and it's a hot topic of conversation for many.

Is text talk evolving and developing lingual skills and abilities - or is it "wrecking the English language" ... or something else?

What are your thoughts? Share your stories and personal experiences, perceptions and ideas in the comments.

Translate IMglish, chat n text talk

Literacy Learning: Is U a word or do you spell it with a Z?: [...] spelling in Australian Schools - are we getting it write? Txtng is killing language. JK!!! - John McWhorter: TED Talk. John McWhorter | Profile on TED.com. Grammarly on Facebook. We speak English not bingo. Textspeak is not cool at school - Grammarly. Grammarly | Instant Grammar Check - Online Proofreading.