We loved this blog when Nina first created it back in 2011. We had been discussing the challenges of texting for editors. The writing of the message on smartphone technology was fast. The keyboard was much smaller. The focus was on hitting the keys in an effort to get things right. But what if you made a mistake and only caught it after the entire message was written out? Today, this is a challenge that senior editor Beth is experiencing. She (finally) made the move and acquired a smartphone and is learning how to use it. She is making mistakes. Nina’s blog is as timely today as it was four years ago. We hope you will enjoy her work once again.
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It’s official: “LOL” has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. So has “OMG,” for that matter. In my last blog post I expressed affection for linguistic mutants. Now I’m starting to feel a little afraid.
The fundamental incongruence between editor and text message runs deep. For example, please consider this illustration of what happens between me and my cell phone on a regular basis:
I wish I could say this was an exaggeration. I really, really wish I could say that.