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4/9/2008
According to an April 5, 2008 Internet Broadcasting article, a recent survey finds that many adults blame technology for their inability to spell common words. The increasing prevalence of "text speak," which is the abbreviation of words to shorter formats (for example, "CUL8R" is text speak for "see you later"), is viewed as one of the reasons spelling skills have diminished in recent years. In addition, many people rely on technologies such as mobile phone predictive spelling and computer spell-checkers, rather than figuring out how to spell something themselves. The article points out that spelling is a popular topic right now, due to the upcoming annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., on May 29th.
The article is available at the NBC-5 (Chicago) Web site.
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