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 Published: Feb 11, 07 Views: 3,729 With the proliferation of Instant Messenger (IM) users, it comes as no suprise that the accompanying IM Lingo or Techno Speak is popping up in kids’ schoolwork assignments. Many educators find this trend alarming, but others feel that the creation of this new language is to be admired, as the youth of today have developed a very effective way of communicating in an increasingly high-tech world.  Middle school teacher Julia Austin is noticing a new generation of errors creeping into her pupils' essays.
Sure, they still commit the classic blunders -- like the commonly used "ain't." But an increasing number of Austin's eighth-graders also submit classwork containing "b4," "ur," "2" and "wata" -- words that may confuse adults but are part of the teens' everyday lives.
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