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Txt msgng s bcmng MNM pplr bt hv thngs gn 2 fr?

Edctn xpts td wrnd t crz hs gt OOH aftr 1 scl gl hndd in n ess wrtn ntly in txt shtnd.

Whn th 13-yr-ld sbmtd hr wk she xplnd she fnd it "esr thn stndd ngsh".

Hvr her tchr @ th st scndry scl in th wst of Sct fnd it incmpble, syng: "I cd nt blv wt I ws sng.

"Th pg ws rddled wth hrglpcs, mny v wch I smpy cd nt trnlt." th gl's wk: "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4 we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."

In mr fmlr lang ths mns: "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriends and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."

Qt prt frm th pr vocb + thgt displ by ths prtcr teen, edcn xprts R wrd bt th fct on lit psd by th fshn 4 MOB txt msng.

Th SQA hs xprsd its cncrns abt the prob in a rpt on lst yrs SG xms, saying "txt msgng ws inapp usd" in th Eng xm.

Judith Gillespie, v th SPTC, sd "Thr mst b rigrus efts 2 stamp out th use of txtng as a rttn lang so far as Eng stdy s conc."