15 years after birth, book’s not closed on texting

OMG! TXT MSG turns 15! Cellphone-accessorized teens may think that’s just GR8. But as the lexicon spawned by a 160-character message limit starts to spill off the cellphone screen into written work, some of their English teachers aren’t exactly ROFL. Nor does seeing text abbreviations crop up in essays bring a smiley face to college admission officers. Read how text-messaging is like wearing flip-flops in this article from USA Today.