A New Beginning, Using T9 Dictionary..
For the past one year I have started a new way to text message friends and it’s called changing your text message mode to T9 Dictionary. I found this extremely helpful as I inhabited an automatic habit to write academically all the time when I text. And just to support this with more evidence, it’s faster typing a message with the T9 Dictionary mode than the Abc mode because you need to go through each letter before getting your word typed out. Whereas T9 Dictionary just follows letters coordinated. If anyone doubts this don’t be afraid to try it yourself, I assure you it’s definitely faster and academically better. Well, that's what i think.
Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying you have to use T9 dictionary, I would agree that even though you have been using T9 dictionary it’s still difficult to avoid abbreviations or short form language such as LOL, BRB or 2MORO. This short form language has become part of a text language community and it’s hard to avoid the usage of these short forms. However I am referring more to the spelling of certain words such as in New Zealand’s weird spelling of like (lyk). Are we that lazy to type another letter? Because of habits like this we forget sometimes when using these words in an academic essay. Another example is be(b), is(s), are(r) and and(n).
I found an example regarding the usage of Text Messaging Language in the exam room.
Candidates unconsciously used as I explained before “u” for “you” and “r” for “are”. In addition from the article candidates even invented an abbreviation for “ToV” for the “Treaty of Versailles”, so does that mean in New Zealand it would be “ToW”? That’s a bit too much.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2609506/Text-message-language-in-A-levels-slammed-by-examiners.html
