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Teens say they do a lot of texting, but it's not writing
4/25/2008 | 
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Tim Barker, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
'"Anybody who's ever watched a teenager with a cell phone or computer knows one thing: Teens spend a lot of time pressing keys.
But are they actually writing anything?
That depends on whom you ask.
The teens don't seem to think so, according to a report released Thursday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The study, Writing, Technology and Teens, found that 85 percent of teens communicate through text messaging, instant messages, e-mail and social networking sites.
But a majority of them — 60 percent — don't believe those texting ways actually count as "writing."
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