Hoosiers Apparently Don’t Understand These Text Abbreviations

We've been texting each other for nearly three decades, but it seems some of us are still having trouble with the digital lingo. Keep reading to find out which abbreviations Hoosiers still don't get.

Texting has never been easier or faster, and it's something that is now used every day by most of the population. When I first started texting, it was on a flip phone, which certainly took some patience when typing. Thankfully, screen-projected keyboards have eliminated this frustration, along with autocorrect and predictive text, which anticipate your words as you type them. However, before all of that, text abbreviations were the best shortcut.

Looking Back at 25 Years of Texting

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, texting abbreviations became popular because SMS messages were limited to 160 characters. This was also before unlimited talk and text options were a thing, so sending multiple messages would have been quite costly. Thus, those communicating digitally had to do everything they could to conserve character counts. That's when familiar phrases like "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) and "TTYL" (Talk to You Later) were born.

Why Folks in Indiana Are Bad at Texting

As time went on, more and more phrasing shortcuts were created, but not all have yet risen to universal understanding. Researchers at Unscramblerer.com have analyzed recent Google Search data to discover which texting abbreviations were being Googled for clarity the most. The data was further broken down by state. Below, you'll find the top 10 from Indiana and what they actually mean. Hopefully, this helps you or someone you know improve their texting skills.

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