The Ford in Torquay

This quote over at dblteach is definitlely going to feature in my presentation

I think the answer to the people (sometimes me) who complain about a loss of literacy is becoming apparent. Surely communication via the printed or spoken word is more intense now than ever. Voicemail or texting, blogs, podcasts, videocasts, all mix commentary with other forms of communication in exciting ways. Teenage bloggers often write far more creatively in their personal blogs than they do in the classroom. Jokes, puns, topical allusion, cynical/rueful aside, heartfelt commentary, angry denunciation, bursts of poetry or apposite quotation are all present in many of these often lengthy letters to the world

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