by Jane Sissons
“Cn u rd ths witot ne prblm?” Of course you can, because communicating in full and coherent sentences is now a thing of the past.
Due to the introduction of new communication technologies such as email, and mobile text messaging, the English language is in a state of rapid transformation. Read more
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by Amy Williams
It’s time to get something off my chest: my name is Amy, and I’m a JAFA. For life.
I’m Auckland born and bred. I spent my childhood swimming at Mission Bay, going to family events in the Domain, shopping in Newmarket or St Lukes and getting excited when we drove over the harbour bridge.
I was educated here - not just at school and university, but in the really useful stuff: how to get home without getting stuck in rush hour traffic; where to find the best burgers, op shops or hairdressers; which bars have All Blacks in them after Eden Park games… Read more
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by Grace Honney
Eighty per cent of New Zealanders will need blood or blood products in their lifetime, but only four per cent donate.
Even I can see that those figures just do not add up. So which one are you? Read more
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by Melanie Smith
My boyfriend though it would be funny to bid $300 on a Trade Me auction to spend a night with newspaper columnist Bridget Saunders. But the joke backfired. He won the auction, and a date was set.
My other half, Grant, won the auction last Wednesday evening, and by the weekend Bridget had given him a call and proposed a Monday night date.
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Lately it feels like all hear around me are words like “blog”, “chunking” and the “Web 2.0″.
While these terms may be unfamiliar to luddites and those of a certain age, they are fast becoming part of everyday language.
Many of you reading this probably spend a lot of time on the internet, and believe that anyone who does not is from the dark ages. I, however, am a member of ‘Generation Y’ and I do not even have a MySpace page (even John Howard has one).
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by Veronica Johnston
Some people can be fixated on the web for hours to find the content they want. Others will stick to surfing one or two trusted websites.
Some say many are addicted to the instant gratification the web provides. Web addiction is as real as gambling, alcohol and drug addictions, says Auckland University Psychology Lecturer Nathan Gaunt.
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