"I'm so sorry to hear about your mother passing away. LOL. Let me know if there's anything I can do."Can you imagine receiving that text message from a misinformed but well-intentioned friend? Unfortunately, this person thought "LOL" meant "lots of love," when in fact, the popular texting abbreviation stands for "laughing out loud."This sad-but-true tale was included in a recent Wall Street Journal article touting the importance of understanding texting lingo. As the article points out, even if you're not a Gen-Y speed-texter, it's important to know the basics. After all, if the Merriam Webster dictionary and the AP Stylebook both include definitions of the most popular text abbreviations (IMO, ROFL, OMG), shouldn't you know them as well? If you're coming up blank, check out NetLingo, a resource of more than 2,000 text abbreviations and definitions.On a related note, here's an article about oft-used abbreviations on Twitter.That's my 02. TTFN.@annmelinger