Say What?

As a one thumb texter, I got a real kick out of the article in today's Wall Street Journal about the vocabulary of texting (parents take special note). Central to this new language is the lexicon of abbreviations that often leave me scratching my head as the Twitter feed scrolls on my phone.

These include:

• CID . . . . . Consider it done
• FWIW. . . For what it’s worth
• HAND . . . Have a nice day
• IAT . . . . . I am tired
• NRN . . . . No response necessary
• 4COL. . . . For crying out loud

My bookmarks list now includes NetLingo, a texting dictionary, and Dtxrt.com, a Babel Fish-type translator.

KUTGW.