Amusing story about use of text messaging "English" in examination answers: Academic text "In L8 17thC bills of xchange were issd by govt on a regulr basis as overcs trade xpnded." "The 4t of migratn to US attactd a gr8 % of servants and yng peple @ this time." "In Shxpeare's Eng u had 2 b rich 2 go to schl but sumX bys + grls lrnd reading and ritng at Om." Professor Kennedy really will retire this time -- once he sees some scripts like this.