Discuss why many people use text messaging, including the use of acronyms.
What will be an ideal response?
Many people use text messaging (also known as texting) to send brief written messages from one mobile phone or wireless device to another. Users can also send text messages from a computer to a handheld device. The popularity of IM and texting has given rise to hundreds of abbreviations that reduce message size and speed up the communication process. Some well-known examples include HTH (hope that helps), IDK (I don’t know), IMHO (in my humble opinion), JSYK (just so you know), LOL (laugh out loud), MIRL (meet in real life), and TYIA (thank you in advance). Overuse of IM acronyms can lead to confusing communications, just as overuse of uncommon acronyms in a written document would require a glossary to make the text understandable by the reader.
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