If you’ve ever been chatting with friends on face book or text messaging on the phone, you’ll know how really handy the short form that we use can be. Instead of writing the whole words, the GenNext has found easy and short slangs that can help them in making their point in the least time. LOL and OMG are two words from a whole new texting dictionary.

What’s news is that these words have got their recognition in the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary. OMG, “O My God” and LOL, “Laugh Out Loud” have now been included in the dictionary that is most trusted by the users worldwide.

According to the makers of the dictionary, these slangs are essential and important for the communication through electronic media and hence they have been included in the dictionary.

These words are now very widely known and understood. They are well accepted and are used in many articles, blogs and text messages. These were reasons enough to make them an official member of the dictionary.

They are the first of their kind to be added to the dictionary. These words are making people connect worldwide and this is a good sign for the development of friendly relations between diverse cultures of the world. OMG!!!! Technology has got us all! LOL!