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|UKMD| CAWA

Mon Sep 01 08, 12:40PM

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UK schools spend Â£3,000 on text-speak posters in schools. Like "f NEfin maks u feel (:+( or uncomfortable on9 tel a responsible XXX str8 awy. Don't B fraid Ull gt N2 strife"

Entitled â€˜Top Tips for Pupils: Safe surfing at home and at schoolâ€™, the posters are on display in corridors and classrooms of more than 2,000 secondary schools in London.

One of the nine tips on the poster, which uses the letters XXX to denote an adult, says: â€˜nvr agree 2 mEt an on9 pal IRL w/o chekin W a responsible XXX.â€™

That means: â€˜Never agree to meet an online friend in real life without checking with a responsible adult.â€™

Another reads: â€˜u av d ryt 2 feel safe ll d tym, includN wen UzN ICT or yr mob ph.â€™

That translates as: â€˜You have the right to feel safe all the time, including when using information communications technology or your mobile phone.â€™

Poster here

Once again the Daily Mail is getting a bit weird

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Mon Sep 01 08, 12:50PM

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O boy..

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Mon Sep 01 08, 01:23PM

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im a 16 year old an i dont understand most of tht!!!

You wont see me until its too late

|UKMD| Bourne

Mon Sep 01 08, 01:30PM

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lol I dont understand half of it either.
You'll have to stand there an hour just decoding the blooming thing.
What a waste of money!!

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Mon Sep 01 08, 01:42PM

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basically even teenagers don't know half of it! probably a 45year old bloke who thought he was "in touch with the younger generation" wrote it up and all his work peers thought he was fantastic. without even checking if younger people actually knew what he was getting at... one of the things that really annoys. people who think they understand but they don't! too much extreme stereotyping going on out there!

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Mon Sep 01 08, 02:58PM

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lol f i wz std r3dn IRL i wud b lk OMFG wtf cnt r3d. tb xxx

I struggled to read most of that - spend Â£0 on writing it propper and maybe people would understand the point of the poster.

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Mon Sep 01 08, 03:03PM

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Mon Sep 01 08, 03:07PM

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gt @ roÂ£@ t& mm!

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Mon Sep 01 08, 03:07PM

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.Tito's Funeral. wrote ...

gt @ roÂ£@ t& mm!

Right.. I'm 45 and that's what I think

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|UKMD| neon flame

Mon Sep 01 08, 03:15PM

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I don't have a mobile, never have had one. And I'm 16. If cawa didn't have the translations, that would make no sense to me. How the hell are we meant to know XXX means an adult? If that was in my school I'd think the government were advertising some kind of adult entertainment ffs!

By the way, unless I'm mistaken it says 'if anything makes you feel (:' tell an adult. Is that just a typo or are you actually meant to inform a teacher everytime you smile?

|UKMD| CAWA

Mon Sep 01 08, 05:02PM

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I think its ment to ba a sad face with a nose, eyes and monobrow, never trust a person with a mono-brow

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Mon Sep 01 08, 05:55PM

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"f NEfin maks u feel [censored] [censored] [censored] it's [censored] txt-sp3k posters

[ Edited Mon Sep 01 08, 06:00PM ]

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Mon Sep 01 08, 06:04PM

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Mon Sep 01 08, 07:42PM

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I need correct english!!!

The Lonely Wolf

Wed Sep 03 08, 04:48PM

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Seriously!
This is getting out of hand.
I'm studying English Literature, and this really makes me feel sad

I've had to write papers on the decline of the English language, and now the government themselves are trying to encourage us to use text speak (which hardly anyone understands anyways!)?
I agree with Doffen!
WE DEMAND PROPER ENGLISH!

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Who are the real savages?
Those who struggle in order to eat those whom they vanquish, or those who struggle merely to kill?"

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Oddball

Wed Sep 03 08, 05:30PM

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I concur that statement, whoever thinks that's a good ploy to get youngsters on their side is horribly mistaken..

Btw, im a little revolutionary

Peanut

Wed Sep 03 08, 05:48PM

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the government is having a mad streek atm, if kids couldn't understand that poster written in english, there isn't much point staying on in education until they are 17 now is there ....