NotTooOld since the verb part of the compound word breakfast is 'break', we should be saying 'brokefast', but it does sound so terribly quaint to our modern ears, as to be almost laughable 
It's texted. Must be.
On the subject of using nouns as verbs, what about 'breakfasted'? Perhaps we should not be too pedantic about the habit as it has been around for a while - using nouns as verbs, that is, not eating breakfast.
I also cringe at 'He text me'.
Several years ago, there was a discussion about this on the WordReference forum, and opinion was divided. I do remember reading one so-called academic link that promoted the use of 'text', but justifying it in a way that I didn't agree with - something about verbs that end in 't' forming their past tense with a 'd', (things like bend, lend, sent) if I remember rightly. I remember shouting at the screen, something along the lines of 'but text doesn't end in 'd'! 
At the very least, I would have to insist on spelling it 'texed' (or something like that) in an attempt to make my brain accept it as a (remote) possibility!
I'm too old to change now anyway, so no matter what others say, I will continue to use 'texted'
Also people who can't spell very well. 
I do that too, Ash Tree - I wish I didn't have such a compulsion to do so as it's so time-consuming! 
DD says 'he text me', but always agrees with me that it's grammatically incorrect. Difficult habit to break, I imagine, especially when you hear everyone else using that form. But I'm a pedant, so I always say 'he texted me'. For that matter, when I'm texting someone, I always use proper grammar and punctuation, including capital letters where needed. Plenty of people don't 
'I say 'texted' DD Insists it's 'text'. A minor disagreement often ensues.
I carry on in my own sweet way, just to annoy her really.
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