Handwriting dying a slow death
June 24th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) The art of handwriting seems to be dying a slow but sure death, thanks to our overwhelming reliance on computers and mobile phones for sending messages.
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Posted in Health Science |
It’s time for Britons to learn English!
February 24th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) A lot of young people in Britain are being expected by their employers to return to the classroom for unlearning the kind of language they use.Bosses ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Joan Collins has become ‘addicted’ to Twitter
December 21st, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): Veteran actress Joan Collins has admitted that she has become "addicted" to Twitter.However, the star insisted she still can't understand the shortened 'text speak'.The 'Dynasty' actress refused to ... Read more...
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Instructions on over-the-counter medicines for kids found to be ‘confusing’
December 1st, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that instructions on boxes and bottles of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines for children in the United States are confusing and hard for parents to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why ‘Aussies’ shorten words
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 22 (ANI): From "barbie" (barbeque) to "arvo" (afternoon) and "rellies" (relatives), Aussies are known to shorten words as they speak, and now a university is delving deeper into the most ... Read more...
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Teenagers create secret online language
April 27th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Teenagers on social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo are creating a secret language to stop adults knowing what they are up to, researchers say.
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Teens on Facebook using code language for privacy
April 26th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 26 (ANI): Teenagers on social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo are using code language to keep their activities private and baffle nosey parents or employers, say researchers.Tricky ... Read more...
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‘Twittering’, ‘hmm’, and ‘heh’ make it to Collins English Dictionary
August 31st, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): 'Twittering', 'hmm', and 'heh' are among the 267 words that have been added to this year's Collins English Dictionary, all thanks to teenagers who use such words on ... Read more...
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People use more unnecessary words than abbreviations while texting
August 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): A Birmingham University student has received a PhD in text messaging after she found that when it comes to SMS language, people use more unnecessary words than abbreviations ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
SMS abrviations pav way for hol new languaj
June 26th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 26 (ANI): I dnt kno wt r u sayn - does it ring a bell? Yes, well then you must be a youngster. The growing trend of SMS language among ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Txting dznt harm kids literacy
February 23rd, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Concerns have been raised that an increase in the use of textisms like wot u doin 2nite? and waz up could be damaging children''s reading and spelling ... Read more...
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Learn the tech slang before you are dubbed ”404”
December 11th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A new type of slang, dubbed the ''tech slang'', is making its way into people''s inboxes, as more people are using technology driven terms in messages, according ... Read more...
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Abbrvatd txt msg too lng to undrstnd, says stdy
December 8th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 8 (ANI): Going through a heavily abbreviated SMS can take twice as long time and only saves the sender a few seconds of typing, says a new research.The study ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Txtng Mssgng nt coruptng Engsh
September 16th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 16 (ANI): While purists claim that text messaging is deteriorating English language, a linguist David Crystal has slammed the belief in his recent book Txtng: The GR8 DB8.The book ... Read more...
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”Txtng” mania putting teens” life at risk
July 29th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): A majority of British young adults are injuring themselves because of their obsession with texting, shows a new research.
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Digital archive created for 337 Egyptian tombs
May 9th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Amsterdam, May 9 (ANI): Dutch Egyptologists have created a digital archive for each of the 337 Mastaba tombs from ancient Egypt, in a CD-ROM called the Mastabase, which will make research ... Read more...
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