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Circumlocution may be required

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Choose the right kind of language for the situation.

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Kiwis can soon use Twitter via SMS

Kiwis will soon be able to send and receive tweets via SMS.

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Speketh so pleyn at this tyme, we yow preye

I don’t care much for txt-speak and try to avoid it, but it’s probably here to stay. And if it doesn’t persist, then some other forms will take its place.

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Predictive txt

Older people sometimes stumble over using text messaging on cellphones. Learn about the T9 predictive text feature — it makes things easier. Readers under 25 are almost certain to have sent and received text messages on a cellphone within the last month. In fact, such readers have probably sent or received a text message within [...]

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