What Hath AIM Wrought? NZ Students OK to Use Txt Spch On X4ms

**AntiochusIII** · 11-12-2006, 02:38

lol

**Byzantine Prince** · 11-12-2006, 03:41

Lol, this is ridiculous. Why not just start talking in 4chan lingo instead? It's much kewler.

Anyone retarded enough to write an exam that way deserves all the disadvantages he get's in later life.

**AntiochusIII** · 11-12-2006, 03:47

Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

Anyone retarded enough to write an exam that way deserves all the disadvantages he get's in later life.

u cant dicryminat me liek taht u *** i hav fredom of speak im kewler tahn u anywy an schools *** lol lol xD

**Incongruous** · 11-12-2006, 05:24

Hey Hey

U wnt 2 go nd hv a go at nzlds ejuction sistim u hve 2 get thru me 1st!

Any way I can see a few twats at my school doing this, just because they shouldn't be in 7th form and they can't spell properly.
Such is life under the overlordship of NZQA!

**CrossLOPER** · 11-13-2006, 19:53

Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

Lol, this is ridiculous. Why not just start talking in 4chan lingo instead? It's much kewler.

But we still want moar!!!

**drone** · 11-13-2006, 20:57

I pity the poor teachers who have to grade AOL-speak.

**yesdachi** · 11-13-2006, 22:15

Originally Posted by drone

I pity the poor teachers who have to grade AOL-speak.

Why? It’s the teachers that have allowed it to happen.

**AntiochusIII** · 11-14-2006, 01:19

Originally Posted by yesdachi

Why? It’s the teachers that have allowed it to happen.

You sure it's not the administration?

Oftentimes beaurecrats can be quite detached from actual "workers-on-teh-field." Ask the Japanese and their oversized, bloated, corrupted, and relatively useless beaurecracy. :P

Originally Posted by macsen rufus

What next, English-speakers having to learn their own mother tongue as a second language?

They should.

It'll improve their grammar, if nothing else.