Texting!

I have upgraded my battered and tired cellphone, and under subtle influence from my daughter and others, have agreed to take up "texting".  As a result, I selected an LG Xpression phone, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for typing.  I prefer mechanical keyboards, as I find on-screen keyboards ungainly.  The keyboard is small for my clumsy paws, but workable, if not at high speed.  For those who know me, same number.  I do not know all of the funky shorthand etc, so bear with me.  Don't get crazy with it, but I am textable now...