Text-speak: What tongue is this?

[Francis Hult]

Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Text-speak: What tongue is this?

 

Scholarship America, the administrator for some of the country's largest scholarships, receives a few applications each year that really stand out - because they use a language other than English.

 

It's not Spanish. And it's not Chinese.

 

Tucked into their pleas for $10,000 packages rewarding academic prowess is text-speak, said spokeswoman Janine Fugate.

 

"OMG," you say. "Dat dznt sound 2 gd :("

 

(Translation: Oh, my God. That doesn't sound too good.)

 

Full story:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20100512_What_tongue_is_this_.html#axzz0nqHlWmmh

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