question: My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr3:-@ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8. Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad; neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To new comers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the translation of the sentence above? 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 great. School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted . "Everyone should just relax", say linguists . They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing, has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mails, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents." Linguist James says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can _ that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents. They too will think this way. James argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted. They simply change to meet the new needs. However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but learning to write proper English is a must for their future." Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, aged 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun. "
1. what cant they understand
2. who is from wales university
3. who is from stanford university
4. what did he agree on
5. did linguist james say anything
6. what is the age of erin
7. how does the the language look to people that are new
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answer: 1. Netspeak
2. David Crystal
3. Geoffrey Nurberg
4. that Netspeak and Internet create a new language
5. Yes
6. 12
7. like a completely foreign language

question: The Getty Research Institute (GRI), located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, is "dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts".

A program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, GRI maintains a research library, organizes exhibitions and other events, sponsors a residential scholars program, publishes books, and produces electronic databases (Getty Publications).

The GRI was originally called the "Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities", and was first discussed in 1983. Located in Santa Monica, its first director (beginning in 1985) was Kurt W. Forster. GRI's library had 30,000 volumes in 1983, but grew to 450,000 volumes by 1986.

In a statement upon his departure in 1992, Forster summarized his tenure as "Beginning with the rudiments of a small museum library... the center grew... to become one of the nation's preeminent research centers for arts and culture...". In 1994, Salvatore Settis, a professor of the history of classical art and archeology in Italy, became the director of the Center. By 1996, the Center's name had been changed to "Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities", and by 1999 it was known simply as "Getty Research Institute".

Among GRI's special projects was "L.A. as Subject: The Transformative Culture of Los Angeles Communities" conducted between 1995 and 1999, whose purposes included "enhanc[ing] existing resources and develop new resources that support new research scholarship on LA and also encourag[ing] the preservation, conservation, and display of local material culture".
1. Where is GRI?
2. Where at?
3. What does GRI stand for?
4. What kind of art does it deal with?
5. Did it have a different name?
6. Was it the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities?
7. Where was it?
8. When was the idea first talked about?
9. When did it get it's first director?
10. Who was it?
11. When did he retire?
12. How many volumes did it start with?
13. How large was it in 1986?
14. What group is this a program of?
15. What kind of library does it have?
16. Who started as director in 1994?
17. What was his profession
18. Where was he working?
19. When was the name Getty Research Institute?
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answer: 1. Los Angeles, California
2. at the Getty Center
3. Getty Research Institute
4. visual arts
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Santa Monica
8. 1983
9. 1985
10. Kurt W. Forster.
11. 1992
12. 30,000
13. 450,000 volumes
14. the J. Paul Getty Trust
15. research library
16. Salvatore Settis
17. professor of the history of classical art and archeology
18. Italy
19. by 1999

question: PERUGIA, Italy (CNN) -- A judge Tuesday convicted Rudy Guede, a native of the Ivory Coast, in last year's murder of a British woman in Italy and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

Briton Meredith Kercher was found dead in her Perugia apartment last November.

Judge Paolo Micheli also ruled that adequate evidence exists to try an American woman, Amanda Knox, and her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in the killing of Meredith Kercher, said defense attorneys and Francisco Maresca, the lawyer for the victim's family.

Their trial will begin December 4. Guede, Knox and Sollecito have all denied wrongdoing. Guede's attorney said he will appeal the conviction and sentence.

Kercher, a 21-year-old exchange student at the University of Perugia, was found nearly a year ago, dead in her bed, with a knife wound to her neck. Official reports said Kercher may have been sexually assaulted before she died and that she bled to death.

Members of Kercher's family spoke to reporters following the court proceeding. John Kercher Jr., one of the woman's brothers, said it was "overwhelming" to be in the same room as Guede when the judge convicted and sentenced him.

But Lyle Kercher, a second brother, said that "pleased" wasn't the right word for the family's feelings, noting that his sister was murdered. "Satisfied" was more appropriate given the circumstances, he said.

At his lawyers' request, Guede, hoping for a lesser sentence, received a separate fast-track trial from Knox and Sollecito.

Lawyers for Sollecito, 24, and Knox, 21, asked that their clients -- who have been in jail since shortly after the murder -- be allowed to stay under house arrest if indicted.
1. Who was murdered?
2. Where?
3. When?
4. How old was she?
5. How long ago was the murder?
6. What school did she attend?
7. What was used to kill her?
8. Who was convicted?
9. Who was given 30 years?
10. Who was from the Ivory Coast?
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answer:
1. Briton Meredith Kerche
2. Perugia apartment
3. last November.
4. a 21-year-old
5. a year ago
6. University of Perugia
7. a knife
8. Guede, Knox and Sollecito
9. a British woman in Italy
10. unknown