Agree with above. The caps mean acronym to me, so I can see where she had a problem. I think if I’d seen “amt ?” I would have figrued it out, because I would have been looking for a shortened word.
This could have all been avoided by typing NO. No you can’t charge jeans on my credit card, no you can’t buy the jeans. My kids, although not from my generation, understand the word ‘no’.
Or maybe HM? Would she understand that?
I have been educated in this as well. Makes for some very funny texts… And I do like emojis. I find they help to convey tone, however there is always that one person who goes crazy with them. I try not to be that person… 
I was sent a similar text and I answered “Y.” Meaning yes. She texted back, “Because I need them.”
I have not yet seen the R rated emoji displays. Hmmm I obviously am leading a sheltered existence.
Ehh, I don’t think it’s limited or even largely takes place through email. To drag someone can happen in person, or often on social media. Alternatively, one can “roast” someone, and it means basically the same thing as dragging someone.
Here’s an example of it in context in a Buzzfeed article describing Calvin Harris “dragging” Taylor Swift (hey, it was the first non-political example I found on Google).
https://www.buzzfeed.com/samstryker/twitter-responses-taylor-swift-calvin-harris
Roast I know. Drag is a new one to me.
Asked my roommate though who works with teenagers daily. He said yup, it’s a thing.
I feel old now. We both do lol.
Op, I knew immediately what AMT meant. Hahaha. I guess I’m as out of it as you think you are!!
Romani- your roommate?
@jym626 my best friend since high school lives with us while he finishes up a post-bacc degree. He is swimming in debt and going home wasn’t an option so he lives in one of our spare rooms 
He works in a juvey and comes home with all sorts of phrases that I’ve never encountered (though part of this is also from where the kids are from and not just how old they are).
Thanks. I was perplexed. You are a good friend.
Cute video my alma mater did on very subject featuring our school president. Can’t seem to post link, so ignore this. 
@jym626 it ended up working out well. He has been a great help since I got sick
OP here - In retrospect, I did not actually post in all caps"AMT", just Amt ? But, point is - she did not get the
abbreviation, so sure she would not follow AMT = Alt. Min. Tax. I have never worked as acct, etc but just knew in 80/90s that amt = amount and it somehow stuck in my brain.
It’s probably a problem I’m having and not even aware of it. ;
Apparently punctuation can convey emotion. Isn’t that what emoticons were designed for?!?
“K.” Is quite different from “K”
K - I’ll bite. What is the difference between the k with and without the . ?
“k” is a casual, quick response. “k.” can be construed as an angry or passive aggressive response.
Don’t take my word for it, though. there’s an entire study on it: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215302181
Thanks @elliebham ! Not sure I could have explained it since it seems ridiculous to me given that an iPhone puts the period there for you so often.