Internet slang like LOL and OMG are commonplace on sites like Twitter and Facebook or in GChat and AIM, but do they belong in the dictionary? The Oxford English Dictionary says yes; LOL, OMG, and FYI ...

How much do you know about language used in text messages? Do you know what this text message abbreviation 'LOL' means? Find out more with Jennifer and Rob in The English We Speak. Have you tried ...

The stalwart bastion of language, the Oxford English Dictionary, will now include ♥ and LOL as real words worthy of etymological recording. Other words added include the formidable OMG. As they say, ...