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Comments :: Teachers see effects of texting on students

Teachers see effects of texting on students

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This is a sad truth!

SouthernGirlJD
November 21, 2011 9:47 a.m.

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So teachers can see the negative effects of texting but they don't notice when a child is terrified to be in school because of being bullied by other students.

haleibc
November 18, 2011 7:17 p.m.

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You know before texting came along hospitals and medicl personnel used short hand!! b.i.d., q.d., q.o.d, pt., ETOH, SPo2, O2, NRB, NC, IV, and etc....

and this had a purpose - it was specific to a profession with a foundation in Latin; UR and BTW is slang......bid (Twice a day) had a meaning specific to the dr and pharmacist; it was properly translated on the medicine bottle.

ksh33
November 18, 2011 7:08 p.m.

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While they are working on this perhaps the students could learn the proper use of the word "like".

rwest134
November 18, 2011 6:49 p.m.

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You know before texting came along hospitals and medicl personnel used short hand!! b.i.d., q.d., q.o.d, pt., ETOH, SPo2, O2, NRB, NC, IV, and etc....

MudLife
November 18, 2011 6:28 p.m.

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I'm an editor/copywriter by trade, and stuff like this makes me die a little inside each time I see it. We are slowly witnessing the death of grammar and the English language. I don't even know how some of these kids can type like this: i wud lyk 2 c u 2

It takes me so much longer to type that than "I would like to see you too"

sjb2k1
November 18, 2011 5:59 p.m.

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I wonder if kids are going to eventually just say "LOL" instead of laughing....

;-p

mmtlash
November 18, 2011 5:57 p.m.

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Wait until they see what the effects of no money is going to have on their next budget.

Screw WrAl
November 18, 2011 5:49 p.m.

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Nothing wrong with it, but as the article said, you need to turn it off for formal writing. There's a time and place for everything...