Texting is OK. No prob there. Crystal cares more about language preservation than new fangled technologies. Dale buried the lead in this story which was that kids think virtual communities are real, like you and me and a car crash is real.

Nope.

They are simulators. Texting simulates and 'shorthands' text, that's all.

Clownfish,
Thanks for that link.

Funny old bloke. I loved it.

Here are a few personal thoughts in support of text and the mobile phone:

1. Promotes the user ID in an otherwise idiotic world.
2. promotes externalising behaviour over internalising behaviour
3. Exposes the ID of the new politic of the Juvenile tribe .
4. Prioritises the personal value of communication to an economic equation
5. Aids in the OHS of youths by simple and habitual text communication.
6. Formidable Political protest tool of the people (used effectively following the 2004 Madrid train bombing and attributed to currying of support amongst the Spanish for Zapatero’s Socialist workers party and the shock ousting of the pro Iraq war/pro Bush Peoples party of Aznar in the 2004 Spanish general elections ).

g 1 d

I'm 55 love txting, tlk with mates and kds on txt att.

I also have a great grasp of comparing people to summer's days and ask ? re a 2 bruta, I get brb communication which is now old -^-, speak espanol and with real effort can translate Krudd.

Lifes g8 eh?

2 ell wid old ds

every mother allowing her children to be up all night in their room texting away is depriving them of sleep (wasn't the CIA using that as torture) and encouraging them to fail at school, or in other words abusing them by over indulgence.

Keith
Como estas! My post above. Come on make my day!