3 posts and columns on spelling

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Txting Cld Help Kids Read Reg Eng

in News on January 22, 2010 at 1:00 am PT

Will children who grow up in the age of excessive text messaging see their spelling and reading skills suffer as a result? Not necessarily, according to a new study from the British Academy.

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Almost Famous: Harold Smith IV of OWLE

in News on January 15, 2010 at 12:59 am PT

We Skyped with Harold Smith IV, CEO and co-founder of OWLE, the uber-built iPhone rig that attempts to bridge the gap between a camera on a phone and camcorder. We talked gadgets, apps, “Star Trek,” the Apple stores and more. Enjoy Harold’s yellow suspenders!
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RT@gooseGrade: Twitterers Good At Spelling, Bad At Grammar. #whatwouldmomsay?

in News on July 6, 2009 at 10:40 am PT

Twitter may encourage a culture of shorthand and 140-character thoughts, but it may also make Twitterers better spellers in the real world. That’s according to a new study that indicates that Twitter users are worse at grammar. Or is. Or Are. WhteVr.