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Is txt talk destroying the English Language?

Is txt talk destroying the English Language?. Is txt talk destroying the English Language?. Copy these meanings into your books!. Abbreviations - a shortened form of a word or phrase .

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Is txt talk destroying the English Language?

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  1. Is txt talk destroying the English Language?

  2. Is txt talk destroying the English Language?

  3. Copy these meanings into your books! • Abbreviations - a shortened form of a word or phrase. • Emoticons - a representation of a facial expression such as a smile or frown, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone. • Characters – The amount of individual letters and symbols used within a single sentence or paragraph • QWERTY - denoting the standard layout on English-language typewriters and keyboards, having q, w, e, r, t, and y as the first keys from the left on the top row of letters.

  4. Symbols U Should No! \ backslash : colon ; semicolon " quotation marks ' apostrophe <> inequality signs , comma . period ? question mark / forward slash • ~ tilde ` grave accent ! exclamation mark @ at sign # number sign $ dollar sign % percent sign ^ caret & ampersand * asterisk () round brackets _ underscore - hyphen-minus+ plus sign = equals sign {} curly brackets [] square brackets | vertical bar 

  5. Some Abbreviations • btw - by the way • fyi - for your information • cwof - complete waste of time • hand - have a nice day • ltns - long time no see • urok - you are okay • 2m2h - too much to handle • 2mi, tmi - too much information • yoyo - you're on your own • @wrk all wk - at work all weekend • k - OK • luk@dis - look at this • pos - parent(s) over shoulder • gnblfy - got nothing but love for you • AAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse • b4 - before • bc - because • 10q - thank you • bk - back • d8 - date • w8 - wait • ez - easy • l8tr - later • 2l8 - too late • qt - cutie • a3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere • asap - as soon as possible • laff - laugh • bau - business as usual • brb - I'll be right back

  6. Words that have changed meaning over Times!

  7. AWFUL • In the 1300s it originally meant “inspiring wonder” and was a short version of “full of awe”. But now the word has purely negative connotations.

  8. ABANDON • We use the word to mean “give up completely”, like abandoning hope, abandoning a baby or surrendering ourselves to emotion. • But in 14th century Middle English it meant “to subjugate or subdue” someone or something – coming from the French phrase “mettre a bandon” meaning “to give up to a public ban”.

  9. BROADCAST • It may now be the way the BBC spreads the news, but in 1767 “broadcast” meant sowing seeds with a sweeping movement of the hand or a “broad cast”. Its media use began with radio in 1922.

  10. What Do you think these words mean? Write down your answers!! • Bully • Cute • Nice • Nervous

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