Regular readers of this column will know that I am suspicious of cyberspace innovations — from Facebook to MySpace to Second Life — that substitute the accumulation of “friends” for actual friendship, ...

The humble SMS is 25 years old today. Even though it’s still absolutely relevant, its popularity has ebbed as a consequence of messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, and Facebook Messenger. And as is ...

If a generation’s lingo defines the times, then the language in today’s text messages reveals there is no time to waste. Sitting on a couch during a morning break at the Boys and Girls Club, Kelsey ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - OMG, LOL, BRB...sounds like something your kids text message you? What if those texts showed up on your child's homework? As more and more "textisms" show up on essays and papers, KHQ ...

To hear it told, you would think the English language was off in a poorly lit, narrow alley somewhere -- isolated, surrounded by gangsters and taking the beating of its natural life. The latest of the ...

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? Linguist John McWhorter says that there's much more to texting — linguistically, culturally... Is Texting Actually Advancing Language? Part 1 of the ...

We’ve heard of studies that suggest texting could lead to the deterioration of English skills in children. Some teachers will even tell you they’ve seen text lingo such as shortenings, contractions, ...

DO YOU text buttoned-up, or dressed down? If you're like most people, chances are you text quickly, in informal language, mostly to people you are friendly with. So it's no surprise that two articles ...

Acronyms and shorthand writing through text and online are at an all-time high. People are looking for ways to say the most using the least amount of words for the sake of time or space allowed online ...

When you look back a decade, it’s easy to feel that little has changed. Sure, you had a different job back then, there were other shows on TV, and no one had described your shoes as “on fleek” just ...