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Updated 27 May 2003, 16.29 
A course has been set up in Birmingham to help confused grown-ups learn all about texting and other mobile phone tricks.
So what are your best texting tips for adults?
Tell us what the adults need to learn?
 Just let us txt u, then try read it, and copy!
Jst let us txt, n try copi.  Emma, 15, Leeds
Or, alternatively to all the suggestions on here so far, they could just text using normal language, that's what I do...
Ffion, 13, Suffolk
If at first you don't succeed read the instructions or ask your kids. You can buy text books. Amanda, 13
They should say the word and then they will hear what it sounds like..also txt spk takes out a lot of vowels..so adding vowels to some words will help them figure out what it means. Jenna, 13, London
Use predictive text input. This saves you from looking like an idiot by avoiding such bizarre sentences as "prdctv txt inpt sux!!! Txt spk is gr8!!!" Alex, 15, Manchester
Just figure out the sound and swap it for a number or a shoter word.
Sophie, 10, Gosport
Dey shud use fings wiv capital letters in frunt! 4 xample Nefink ( anything!)! Dey shud also use da 4 the, dat 4 that and dey 4 they!!! Charlotte, 12, Taunton
It's easy, just lose the vowels you don't need, and replace phonics that sound like numbers with real numbers. Leah, 13, Reading
They can't understand the resembelance between 'it was great and exciting' and 'it wz gr8 nd exctn'
Sarah, 13, Ireland
if u hav predictive txt input try 2 sav all txt spellings like orkestra and 2moz and fings lik dat. Freya, 11,Bristol
parents no nothing!!!! they shud no how 2 txt!! Charlotte, 16, Pontefract
Don't try and use predictive text! I have had many strange texts from my dad involving that invention! Laura, 13, Southampton
They should learn cool spellings, it's gr8! Philip, 12, Giggleswick
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