"To Text" is a Word

Just read an email that went something like this:

"Hey everyone...blah-blah-blah yadda-yadda...stay tuned, I'll just send everyone an SMS."

Those last few words made me cringe. I'll just send everyone an SMS.

There are numerous variations of that phrase. Wait for my SMS, I'll SMS you...well, I have some news for you, whoever wrote that e-mail (yeah, you know who you are): to text is now an accepted verb. Watch American movies. Once in a while, you'll hear someone say, "I'll text you." Even the Brits use it. I believe the Aussies use it as well. Everyone who speaks English on the planet uses it. So why don't you start using it?

Compare these two sentences: 1) i'll send you an sms; and 2) i'll text you.

That's fifteen (15) letters versus ten (10), or twenty (20) characters against thirteen (13).

Doesn't take a genius to find out which requires more energy to type.