who couldn't understand the sentence
the middle school teacher
what is the language
Netspeak:
what was not worth the time?
My summer holidays
How long has it been thought young ones are ruining wordds?
for centuries
what do Netspeakers agree on?
that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English
How old is Erin?
12
What does she use text for?
for fun
what wouldn't she use it for?
homework
what worries teachers?
the language could become corrupted
who becomes tomorrow's parents?
today's teenagers
what can be seen in their writing?
spelling and grammatical mistakes
what is a lost art?
diary writing
who thinks that?
David Crysta
what does gf mean
girlfriend
ftf?
face to face
what does ilny mean?
I love New York;
who recieved those words as homework?
the middle school teacher
what does CWOT mean
complete waste of time.
who has kids
my brother and his girlfriend
who believes netspeak is a good thing?
linguists
who is geoffrey?
Nunberg, from Stanford University
what should we give teenagers?
more trust