Sending abbreviations in text messages is second nature to many people, with the abbreviations for “laugh out loud” or “be ...

They wanted to explore whether the shortened words undermine genuine dialogue and the "unspoken signals" behind them, the authors explained in The Independent. joreks - stock.adobe.com “Thx”?

In a survey we conducted of 150 American texters ages 18 to 65, 90.1 per cent reported regularly using abbreviations in their daily messages, and 84.2 per cent believed these shortcuts had either ...

In a survey we conducted of 150 American texters ages 18 to 65, 90.1% reported regularly using abbreviations in their daily messages, and 84.2% believed these shortcuts had either a positive ...

There are those who text using full sentences, and others who use abbreviations that make messages look like another language. It can be argued that it’s likely the older texters that are the former ...