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Abbreviating Text Messages Takes up Time, Study Shows

A recent study at the University of Tasmania suggests that, while using abbreviations in text messages might save a sender some time, trying to interpret those abbreviations wastes the time of the receiver, News.com.au reports. Doctor Nenagh Kemp, a professor of psychology and leader of the two-month-long study, told the News, "Though it was quicker to write a message with abbreviations than ...