Chester:  YYYEEESSS

Eltom: Wat

Chester: 1-0 CABAYE

Fraser: Did we get any hw on friday

Joseph: we got english for 2moro

Fraser: kl

Joseph: wat is it tho I can’t remember

Ibby: I got sent out

Joseph: With mr Murray u twat

And he would tell you to look on edutronic anyway

Ibby: I think we hav 2 rewrite our storys

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This text conversation uses a number of non standard features, commonly seen in  the younger generations text vocabulary.

first line: this word is written in capital letters to emphasize the writers joy

second line: this is a question, so it should be followed by a question mark. however leaving out the punctuation shortens it to the writers benefit. the writer also purposefully spelt the word “what” without the h. this abbreviation shortens it even further.

third line:   in the third line, the writer states the score of a football match and says the name “CABAYE” in capital letters.the writer uses this ommision as the text participants know that the writer means that cabaye has scored, making the score 1-0.

fourth line: here, the writer asks if they got any “hw” on Friday.