Sometimes it feels like parents and teens don’t speak the same language. When it comes to texting, chatting and emailing, that's literally true. If you've looked at any teen's communications, you'll ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, the idea of texting from a mobile phone would seem like science fiction. Now it’s all most teenagers do. Teenagers rarely spell out words while texting, opting to use acronyms instead ...

Chances are most parents know the acronym LOL means 'laugh out loud' and BRB stands for 'be right back.' But do you know what PIR or GNOC mean? Kids may be speaking a whole new language on social ...

Back in the day, when phone keyboards were small and screen space was precious, texters could often be found sending each other acronyms instead of full words. They were quick and easy to send, and ...

Fifty years ago, the idea of texting from a mobile phone would seem like science fiction. Now it’s all most teenagers do. Teenagers rarely spell out words while texting, opting to use acronyms instead ...

– Editor’s note: Written by Kelly Wallace, CNN’s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. She is a mom of two girls. If you think you are tech savvy all because you ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fifty years ago, the idea of texting from a ...

Fifty years ago, the idea of texting from a mobile phone would seem like science fiction. Now it’s all most teenagers do. Teenagers rarely spell out words while texting, opting to use acronyms instead ...

Fifty years ago, the idea of texting from a mobile phone would seem like science fiction. Now it’s all most teenagers do. Teenagers rarely spell out words while texting, opting to use acronyms instead ...