Does anyone besides me use their cell phone for making actual phone calls anymore? Even my 85-year-old grandmother sends me text messages rather than calling me, and I’m starting to get in on the texting action. I’m not the world’s fastest texter, but now that I’ve started using text abbreviations, at least my 19-year-old daughter doesn’t make fun of me anymore… but if you’re not sure what they mean, it can be embarrassing, so here’s my list of 10 common text abbreviations, and what they mean.

1. IDK (I don’t know)

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This one was pretty easy to figure out, although I admit I don’t use it much. And besides, what else could is stand for? “I Decorate Kitchens?”

2. TMI (Too much information)

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My daughter and I use this one a lot, especially when we’re talking (or texting) about our personal lives. I don’t want to hear a whole lot about the dates she’s been on this past weekend, and I’m sure she doesn’t want to hear about mine!

3. TTYL (Talk to you later)

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I hate when people use this one… how hard is it to type in “bye”? But it seems to be everywhere, so I’m getting used to it…