OMG, most of today’s new slang goes unspoken

Psychologists at UMKC found people speak 338 fewer words daily than two decades ago, totaling roughly 120,000 fewer spoken words per person. Text-based communication using acronyms like OMG, FWB, and SMH increasingly replaces conversation. Language expert Randoh Sallihall analyzed search queries, finding acronyms go unsaid, creating a generational divide in understanding modern slang.

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