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  2. Text messaging abbreviations, acronyms and meanings. Textspeak, textese, chatspeak, SMS lingo, texting slang... No matter how you call it you can find it in our SMS language dictionary. Of course, this list is not complete. It contains only most common texting shorthands.

  3. Oct 30, 2014 · Terms that suggest unsubtle foreshadowing include announcing (“To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim”), annunciating (“To announce”), and prefiguring (“To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand (often used in a Biblical context)”).

  4. Mar 24, 2024 · In homage to the technology that changed communication as we know it, we created a 30-year timeline of the history of texting from its inception, to widespread adoption, to modern-day SMS. Read on for the full history of text messages from 1992 to today.

  5. Sep 23, 2018 · Which brings us back to chain letters in text messages, and how chain messages have begun to change again.

  6. Mar 1, 2024 · SMS, or short message service, is a mobile telephony protocol defined in 1986 that allows for the exchange of messages with a 160-character limit (including spaces). In contrast to voice data,...

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  8. Dec 2, 2012 · TTYL: A Look At 20 Years Of Texting. On Dec. 3, 1992, Neil Papworth sent what is believed to be the first text message ever. "Merry Christmas," he wrote.