Can you understand the beginning of this essay?“My smmr hols wr CWOTT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY

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Can you understand the beginning of this essay?
“My smmr hols wr CWOTT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”
The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone panies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting.
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s mon to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,”“u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more fortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a plete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)
Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.
【小题1】What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging?A.It is fun and easy to do.B.It is not bad for children.C.It will make children bad writers.D.The writer does not give an opinion.【小题2】Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?A.Using phrases to represent essaysB.Using numbers to represent wordsC.Using letters to represent phrasesD.Using letters to represent words【小题3】Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay?A.My Gr8 TchrB.CU in LAC.My GFD.My Smmr Hols【小题4】   Why do some people think that texting is bad?A.It costs too much.B.It’s too difficult to type.C.Children won’t learn to write correctly.D.It’s not fortable.【小题5】Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?A.Not many people use texting.B.Spelling in English is too difficult.C.Children quickly bee bored with texting.D.Texting will disappear because of new technology.D 

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