Talk, Text or Twitter? What's Your Preference?

It was 20 years ago Monday that the first text or "SMS" was sent. It has come a long way since then and is the preferred method of telephone communication for many.

On Dec. 3, 1992, a 22-year-old British engineer, Neil Papworth, sent the first-ever SMS -- Short Messaging Service -- according to ABC News Radio. Little did he know that his invention would change the world of communication - and the written English language - OMG Who'd hv thought, LOL. Papworth's message, sent from his computer to a friend’s Orbitel 901 mobile phone read, “Merry Christmas.”

 That one little SMS became known as a text and to date billions of them have been sent aound the world. On its 20th anniversary, however, ABC News Radio reports that texting, or SMS, usage is declining worldwide and is likely to continue to do as more people buy smartphones and Twitter continues to grow in popularity, even for one on one …

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