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New Zealand To Allow 'Text-Speak' On Exams
ScentCone writes "New Zealand's Qualification Authority (which sets testing standards for the public schools) is confident that those grading papers will understand the meaning of students' responses, even if they use phone/IM-style text-speak. From the article: 'credit will be given if the answer "clearly shows the required understanding," even if it contains text-speak.' Many teachers are not amused, and critics say that the move will devalue NZ's equivalent of a high school diploma." Not to mention that graders will need to be restrained so they don't gouge their own eyes out. While in the medium of text messages, some shorthand might be in order, but I didn't realize that world paper, pencil, and ink shortages were so severe so that text-speak is necessary everywhere.
what about l33t sp33k?
t3h kn33 b0n3 15 c0nn3ct3d t0 teh th1g|-| b0n3!
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Proper spelling and grammar are unnatural constructs foisted upon the world by upper class tits that needed another way to make themselves feel special.
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
I 4 1 wlcm our txtg ovrlrds ...and let the stupid texting jokes begin!
and yet you condone it by using it in your post, you should stop writing altogether if it upsets you so much :)
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that frst pst is worth +5, insightful in New Zealand?
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Pah, spelling and grammar is a holdover from stuffy, old academic rigidity. It has no place in today's classroom. We need to be moving forward as educators and leave all that 'history' behind. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a class on "Group sex: sharing can be caring" to teach to third graders.
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
You spelling and grammar knowlegde is perfectly fine, as far as I can tell (I'm a non english speaker though). On the other hand, you have serious problems with comprehension.
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That's simply because "devolvation" is not dictionarified yet. But you comprehense it anyway.
text speak? Such as "u r an 1d10t" or "u fail it"
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On the other hand, you have serious problems with comprehension.
What?
I fixed it for you guys.
Note: I am an American high school student.
The poster knows what he's talking about, his people butchered the English language a long time ago.
but what do i know, i'm just a model.
If you're using Hungarian as an excuse, shouldn't that read:
advSorry prpFor prnMy nGrammar
You're special forces then? That's great! I just love your olympics!