OMG, most of today’s new slang goes unspoken

University of Missouri-Kansas City psychologists found Americans speak 338 fewer words daily than two decades ago, a 120,000-word annual decline. Text-based slang abbreviations like OMG, FWB, and ISTG increasingly replace spoken communication, particularly among younger generations. The shift reflects how digital messaging has transformed language use, potentially widening generational communication.

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