Time-saving online abbreviations like LOL, OMG, and IMHO are now part of the official English language. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced the addition of several acronyms to its ...

In fact, ‘LOL’ would likely have gone direct to DVD, the knowledgeable people said, but Mandate’s contracts with foreign distributors contained a provision that the movie must be shown ...

Shockingly enough, the expression OMG has had its history tracked all the way back to 1917, while LOL used to mean "little old lady" back in the '60s, and FYI first showed up in corporate lingo in ...

OMG, FYI, LOL, WAG Added to Oxford English Dictionary — LMFAO! Media Alley Texting-friendly abbreviations join IMHO, BFF in language usage Bible. Dylan Stableford. March 25, 2011 @ 9:16 AM.

OMG! Don't LOL but the FBI has decoded digital slang. By Mahesh Sharma. June 19, 2014 — 6.11pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later.

But four in 10 adults fear the practice has become so common that children are not learning how to write English correctly. Text language, like using '4' instead of 'for' or 'OMG' for 'oh my God ...

“lol.” “This acronym for (I am) laughing out loud, ‘I laugh out loud, I burst out laughing,’ is strongly prevalent in recent years,” the Académie wrote in a bulletin this month .

Those who flout the law may find that LOL and OMG can quickly lead to RIP, or "rest in peace." Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 national killer of teenagers, ...

On Thursday, teenagers around the world discovered that they weren’t, like, the first generation to use OMG. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, which listed the acronym among its newest ...