SC>>> I'll have to show him FIDO one day. :-)

 DC>> It's a good way to learn reading, typing and other language
 DC>> skills.

 SC>> That shoots down the people who complain that their kids are
 SC>> reading and writing less, doesn't it? I saw a documentary on this
 SC>> the other day. They were saying that kids are reading and writing
 SC>> more now than ever before with the computers, text messages on
 SC>> cell phones, etc. The problem with the writing part though is the
 SC>> LOLs, u for you, r for are, etc. Of course, they could still
 SC>> write complete sentences using those.

 SC>> c u l8r :-)

 DC> Which is the problem!

 DC> I have no problem with certain shortcuts.  Emoticans are one.  But,
 DC> it is important that proper grammar and spelling are enforced.

And not to depend on the spell and grammar checks in WORD. If I type read as
red it won't pick it up as being wrong. It also has picked up errors when I use
quotes and then say he/she said. If I put a period at the end of the quote, it
picks up the he/she said as a new *incomplete* sentence sometimes.

Sharon

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