FRESH PERSPECTIVES

The latest from the journal.

A little something for every day.

Have you ever received a text like “I’ll rd you later” or “rd about that” and wondered what “RD” actually means?…

JoieAug 28, 202610 min read

Have you ever received a text that says “TS is crazy”, “I’m tired of TS”, or simply “TS” and wondered what…

JoieAug 28, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text that says “mii” instead of the usual “me” and wondered what the person was trying…

JoieAug 28, 202611 min read

Have you ever received a text that simply said “IKTR” and wondered what the person was trying to say? You are…

JoieAug 28, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text that simply says “ight” and wondered whether the person was agreeing with you, annoyed, or…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text containing “TPO” and paused because you had no idea what the person meant? Texting is…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text with “WFW” and stopped for a second because you had no idea what it meant?…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text containing “FYH” and stopped for a second because you had no idea what the person…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a message containing “STEM” and wondered what the person actually meant? You may already know STEM as…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read

Have you ever received a text that simply says “KBM” and wondered what the person actually meant? Texting abbreviations can be…

JoieAug 26, 20269 min read