What's billed as the first text messaging competition will take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, pitting scores of players in a race to determine who is the fastest. The snag is that popular text shorthand will not be allowed."Texting has become such a trend and kids are using texting as a form of communication It's become like, 'Who can text the fastest?' Everyone thinks they are a good texter," said Amy Jones, spokeswoman for organizers LG Electronics.

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