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 ...

Typing LOL in response to your partner’s funny text might may you feel cool, but tween and teens have a whole new vocabulary full of texting abbreviations and acronyms you’ve never heard of to ...

From LOL to OMG, these are the texting acronyms Americans can't get enough of. TBH, the list of texting abbreviations is endless. I mean, seriously, in an ever-changing world of the internet and ...

On its own, SMH had a total of 231,450 average monthly searches in the U.S. This abbreviation comes with many meanings: One may use it to indicate disapproval, disbelief, or disappointment. The second ...

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 ...

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 ...

My daughter turned 13 this week. Her birthday request? More access and privacy with technology. As a mom who grew up with the chat rooms of the '90s and parents who rightfully forbade me from ...

The terms we use to make messaging go faster sometimes require an online lookup. Here's what newbie texters are trying to figure out. Eric has been writing about tech for 30+ years. He manages PCMag’s ...