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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Text messaging can be hard to decipher these days. From slang to acronyms and abbreviations, it sometimes takes a Google search to understand what they're saying! "I've definitely used FS ...

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 abbreviations are two of the 20 most confusing used in text messages, a new study has found. The research, from mobile phone retailer Fonehouse, identified 200 of the most commonly used ...

*For a full ranking of the 100 text messaging abbreviations analysed, please find attached data sheet in the OneDrive folder here. SMH (Shake my head) tops the list as the most searched for text ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you know exactly what that means, I’m guessing you might be under the age of 30, or perhaps you spend a lot of time on your phone with friends, on social media, or just generally chatting on the ...

USA TODAY columnist Steven Petrow offers advice on digital etiquette. In a recent column I highlighted the growing generation gap when it comes to digital manners. On one side are the Millennials and ...