If someone thanks you "soooo" much on WhatsApp, there is no reason to mark it as a sloppy message. New research has found that "textisms" - emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages - help convey meaning and intent in the absence of spoken conversation. "Textisms" is not a sign that written language is going down the tubes, according to the study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

New research has found that "textisms" - emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages - help convey meaning and intent in the absence of spoken conversation