Why is it that every time I see 'LOL' in a question or answer I find myself grimacing?

LOL has meant "laugh out loud" since pretty much the advent of the internet (I was using it back in 1993...). You need to realise that back in the mists of time (on dial-up) on-line time cost money, so LOL was literally cheaper than typing "That was very funny!". You get my point.

The only thing that really winds me up is when people type on their computer in the same way they'd type on their mobile phone.

u no wht i mn?

LOL - Laugh out loud? Then what is a better way to show the recipient that you find his/her question humorous?

I use it all the time....'Haha' can be taken as sarcasm....

What do you use???

The only thing that winds me up on people's question is when dey type lik dis.

If they want people to understand da ? why dont the type in proper English, so that we can understand.

I don't mind lol although I've never used it. I go for the old-fashioned "haha" or "hehe". I can't stand the other ones like rofl or lmao. They p!ss me off!

LMAO i hate it lol but i use it sometimes so i really should stop complaining ..... lol

haha Jenn x x x

I don't use text language it drives me round the f**king twist.

Lol i can't help myself i seem to have typed it without realising,but it's not like i mean any harm when i do it! :-)

i hate lol so much too

and im also not a fan of 'deffo'

what really pisses me off is 'eop' for work deadlines. end of play??? end of PLAY!?! madness

do :) and x annoy you? - i like those

because it is overused and wreaks of ignorance , like they cant find anything better to write

lmao

pmsl

wtf

idk .. grrrr

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