But our findings suggest that the mere inclusion of abbreviations, although seemingly benign, start feeling like a brush-off.

New research suggests the tiny shortcuts – hailed as a hallmark of efficient communication – could undermine relationships ...

Research has now found that short forms lead to people feeling shortchanged, with abbreviations feeling like brush-offs.

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However, findings suggest that simply including a text abbreviation can make the recipient feel as though you’re brushing ...

As we gathered data, surveyed people and set up experiments, it became clear that those tiny shortcuts -- sometimes hailed as ...

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There are those who text using full sentences, and others who use abbreviations that make messages look like another language. It can be argued that it’s likely the older texters that are the former ...