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   Dave, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 11:16am

   
   

   Wow, is it me, or does it seem like text messages like that are HARDER to read (and write) then just cliff noting the cliff notes in English? I mean really, who really texts in that tone, especially since almost every cell phone with SMS capabilities has a T9Word function built in...

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 11:46am

   
   

   i cant read that, go away sms demons!

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   I'm with you guys...

   

   whosawhat?, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 12:05pm

   
   

   What the hell does that say?!

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 12:21pm

   
   

   Only thing I got out of that was Romeo and Juliet fell in love and then killed themselves. But then again, that's because I know the story. Imagine a kid who doesn't know. It's just a bunch of jibberish to him/her.

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   Robots, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 12:21pm

   
   

   There is a feud between 2 houses, Montague and Capulet. Romeo Montague falls in love with Juliet Capulet and they marry secretly but it kills Juliet (makes her sad) when he is banished. Juliet fakes her death as part of a plan to be with Romeo, sends a letter but the letter never reaches him. Everyone is confused and both lovers kill themselves.
   
   This took 5 times as long to read as the english equivalent and they managed to save like 9 keystrokes. Bad form.

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 12:46pm

   
   

   And you missed the fact that he was banished for killing her cousin (coz)...

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   Re: We are missing the point.

   

   Mike, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 1:55pm

   
   

   We are missing the point people, why the hell do we want to bring Shakespeare to kids and teens to read? I say fuck Skakespeare, lets get some real books.

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   Re: We are missing the point.

   

   Rikko, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 2:44pm

   
   

   The original Shakespeare is easier to read than l33t.
   
   I don't understand your argument at all, Mike. Are you frustrated because you have trouble reading it? There's a reason that Shakespeare is still considered one of the top English authors in history - everything he wrote was meaningful and original.
   
   I hope you aren't suggesting that we should be reading The Wheel of Time in schools instead of Shakespeare?
   Sure, kids will definitely enjoy reading them more, and then the concept of stories having depth and meaning that aren't on the surface will die and we'll all be collectively a little stupider.

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   Re: We are missing the point.

   

   Garfiode, Nov 17th, 2005 @ 9:12pm

   
   

   Theres still stuff out there that is recant that has all the differant layers that kids can find interesting. The reason that we are stucking with the Shakespeare is because most teachers are just to lazy and aren't getting paid enough to come up with new lesson plans.
   

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    Re: We are missing the point.

    

    Anonymous Coward, Nov 18th, 2005 @ 1:12am

    
    

    "Theres still stuff out there that is recant that has all the differant layers that kids can find interesting. The reason that we are stucking with the Shakespeare is because most teachers are just to lazy and aren't getting paid enough to come up with new lesson plans."
    
    
    That is supposed to be a joke right? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me you are kidding, and that you promise not to ever say anything quite to ignorant, or stupid ever again.
    
    Then repent for voting for W., twice – and then I will see if I can scrape together some respect for you.
    
    

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    st2, Aug 5th, 2006 @ 12:44am

    
    

    shakespeare is horrible literature. the Wheel of time series owns romeo and juliette. GG NO RE having to read deep in to books is a horrible thing to try to do, the author should state his or her point clearly.

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