2017-03-27 TED: phone texting

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Do you prefer to text or talk on the phone? What are some advantages of each?
In your own language, do you write in text messages similarly to how you write in other situations?
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Common abbreviations in text messages:
omg = Oh my God.
lol = Laughing out loud.
ttyl = Talk to you later.
tbh = To be honest
btw = By the way
brb = Be right back
irl = In real life
imo = in my opinion
imho = in my humble opinion
lmao = laughing my ass off
rofl = rolling on the floor laughing

cuz = because
u = you
r = are
c = see
4 = four
2 = to/too
b = be
‘sup = What’s up?
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Why might some people say texting is “the death of writing”?
What are some ways that speaking and writing (in other situations, not texting) are different?
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p. 93 - Some other popular abbreviations for texting. How can you know what these mean?
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At the bottom of the page, circle the answers you would give to these questions. Then compare with your partner.
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p. 92 - Have you heard people making similar complaints about “young people” using language badly?
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Homework: read the article on p. 91-93 and answer the questions on p. 94.