Sending abbreviations in text messages is second nature to many people, with the abbreviations for “laugh out loud” or “be right back” among the many that are exchanged. But those instinctive ...

Using texting abbreviations might save a few seconds, but a comprehensive new study suggests this efficiency could come at a social cost. The research indicates that people who use texting shortcuts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of texting abbreviations was associated with lower perceptions of effort. Attentive language use is ...

There used to be a time when the best way to communicate was by making a phone call. Now, texting seems to be the quickest and most efficient way to connect with someone. Typing up full sentences or ...

If you want to seem sincere and receive more responses to your texts, spell out words instead of abbreviating them, according to new research. If you want to seem sincere and receive more responses to ...

Spelling out words instead of using abbreviations in texts can help you appear more sincere and increase the likelihood of receiving a response, according to new research published by the American ...

Analysis of Google search data for 2025 reveals the most searched for text abbreviations in Texas and America.

Brb, ttyl, icymi — texting can have a language all its own. According to a new study, using that language may come with unexpected, negative consequences, however. Published in Journal of Experimental ...

Texting abbreviations have been around for decades, since texting itself. And now, more abbreviations and slang words continue to crop up as Gen Z enters adulthood and Gen A gets old enough to have ...

32 years ago this week, engineer Neil Papworth sent the very first text message to a colleague. It read, “Merry Christmas.” If he sent the same text message today it would likely read, “merry xmas.” ...