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Originally posted by wrigley
Is this really a recent development? I think back to passing notes in grade school and writing short messages in yearsbooks. All of us went through this phase and somehow managed to go on to higher education and be productive members of society.
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yes. But we were not stupid enough to hand in SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS written in that manner, which I've heard many children nowadays do. It's like they have no clue that there is a difference between slang and proper speech.