A 13-year-old schoolgirl from Scotland wrote this letter.
"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3
:-@ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N.
Up N, WUCIWUG -- 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas & ^^^^^.
AAR8, my Ps wr :-) -- they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the
pc&qt...IDTS!! I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool. I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk. Now its BAU
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SMS - English
"My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go
to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids
face to face. I love New York, it's a great place.
But my parents were so worried because of the terrorism attack on
September 11 that they decided we would stay in Scotland and spend two
weeks up north.
Up north, what you see is what you get - nothing. I was extremely bored in
the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains.
At any rate, my parents were happy. They said that it could be worse, and
that they were happy with the peace and quiet. I don't think so! I wanted to
go home as soon as possible, to see my mates again.
Today I came back to school. I feel very saintly because I have done all my
homework. Now it's business as usual..."