The newer meaning here is absolutely tremendous, I love it. I'm ok with shorthand and neologisms and brb and omg and all that, but this particular abbreviation -- lol -- I truly hate. The laughter I hear when someone types that at me is sacharine and false and makes my skin crawl. It's fake.
And such an absurd definition is so much the better when paired with an otherwise ponderous and world-historical meaning. Just wonderful.
Thanks.
The newer meaning here is absolutely tremendous, I love it. I'm ok with shorthand and neologisms and brb and omg and all that, but this particular abbreviation -- lol -- I truly hate. The laughter I hear when someone types that at me is sacharine and false and makes my skin crawl. It's fake.
And such an absurd definition is so much the better when paired with an otherwise ponderous and world-historical meaning. Just wonderful.
"appropriated to mean those who use 'lol' too much" -clusterflock
As seen on clusterflock.org ;-)
Those who participated in a Pre-Reformation church movement in the 14th century. I, however, suggest another possible meaning.