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Texting: bonus or "bummr"?

Texting: bonus or "bummr"?

Colleen Landry is a busy mother and English teacher who shares her personal, humorous view on texting in a recent article in The Globe and Mail. Before getting a smart phone for Christmas, she was against texting in general. Now a convert, Colleen points out how text-speak promotes word economy. She finds texting helps her stay in touch with her teenaged son and is something the whole family can enjoy. In her view, it is more of a bonus than a "bummr". Enjoy reading her article at My son and I text, not talk.