Meryl's Notes Blog

Kids are starting to let online-speak sneak into their school papers and of course, it’s not acceptable to teachers as explained in Nu Shortcuts in School R 2 Much 4 Teachers (NYTimes — requires free login).

As a TTY (Teletypewriter) user, I sometimes call the relay through the modem instead of the actual TTY. Whenever using a TTY, I use required shortcuts like GA (go ahead) to signal the end of what I was saying and for the other end to speak) and SK (stop keying) to signal the end of the call.

Often, I would jump into IM after a computer relay call. At the end of my message, I would enter GA and hit return. Regardless of this accidental behavior, teachers are right in redlining such shortcuts.

So glad I’m not in school anymore.