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by Shelley Bueche

Dot Mobile, a British mobile phone company is planning to condense classic literary works into text messages in 2006.  They claim this will be “a valuable resource for students studying for exams.”

Examples are:

John Milton’s Paradise Lost

“devl kikd outa hevn coz jelus of jesus & strts war.”
The devil is kicked out of heaven because he is jealous of Jesus and starts a war.

Mary Bronte’s Jane Eyre

“MadwyfsetsFyr2Haus”
Mad wife sets fire to house

Jane Austen’s Prideand Prejudice (describing Mr. Darcy)

“Fit&loadd”
handsome and wealthy

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www.cnn.com