Study Sez Txt Msgs Make Kidz Gr8 Spellrz

Picknz writes "The Telegraph reports that researchers have found texting can improve literacy among pupils by giving them extra exposure to word composition outside the school day. According to the report, the association between spelling and text messaging may be explained by the 'highly phonetic nature' of the abbreviations used by children and the alphabetic awareness required for successfully decoding the words. 'It is also possible that textism use adds value because of the indirect way in which mobile phone use may be increasing children's exposure to print outside of school,' says the report. 'We are now starting to see consistent evidence that children's use of text message abbreviations has a positive impact on their spelling skills,' adds Professor Claire Wood. 'There is no evidence that children's language play when using mobile phones is damaging literacy development.'"

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Grammar Nazis

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Hey grammar nazis. I can already tell that your evil little hearts are thumping with excitement around this article.

I just wanted to tell you one thing, since your all congregated in one place. Fuck off! No one gives a shit if you going around and correcting people, with a snarky little FTFY. You think your intellectually superior or something, your not. I hear people complaining, "you should proof read", "or pay more attention to misspelled words." Short answer... NO. This is not school. This is not a job. I derive no benefit from spending more time proof reading a post.

So in the future, you should post logged in. That way I can down mod you offtopic.