I have a question concerning the past tense of text (as in text messaging). Text used to be a noun, but now it seems to be gaining currency as a verb, and there seems to be a debate over the past tense. I personally hate "texted" -- it hurts my ear. One wouldn't do the same thing with "I sent a letter" (lettered). I would say "I sent a text last night," but it seems that even some dictionaries are jumping on board with "texted." What is correct? Thank you so much -- my friend and I are trying to figure this out!

Lori