Why you should think twice before using shorthand like ‘thx’ and ‘k’ in your texts

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz”—truncated, cryptic and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself second-guessing whether “gr8” means actual excitement or whether it’s a perfunctory nod.

This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.