Texting abbreviations could contribute to loneliness if they lead to weaker social bonds and fewer or less positive responses, Fang added. But that doesn't mean that people should stop using ...
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In each date, one person was asked to use eight terms while texting (but not to reveal this instruction to their partner). The eight terms were either all full words or all abbreviations. The results ...
Prolific researchers David Fang, Eileen Zhang, and Sam Maglio conducted a recent ambitious investigation that illuminates the phenomenon of texting abbreviations in professional and personal ...
so we were surprised that abbreviations elicited negative perceptions about people who use them.” The researchers studied text conversations across 37 countries over several digital watercoolers ...