The Internet has been around for several decades, and in that time, communication has and continues to evolve. From AOL Instant Messenger to Instagram Notes, there are many different ways to connect ...

There are so many ways to abbreviate and shorten what you want to say: from "ngl" and "IMO" to "tbh" and "hmu." You could form an entire sentence just by using text lingo. Even though these phrases ...

Acronyms and initialisms are a great way to save time on writing or saying unwieldy phrases, from graphics interchange format (GIF) to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Many of us know how it feels to not ...

A picture may tell a thousand words, but the secret meaning behind an emoji can be enough to strike fear into any parent’s heart. We all use emojis and acronyms to bring some light hearted fun to our ...

In 2010, New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority announced that it would be rearranging some of its subway signs because they resembled a slightly naughty bit of internet slang. The signage for ...

You probably use acronyms every day without even realizing it. Some abbreviations get used so much they just become regular words, and most people have no idea they started as a string of initials. It ...