Same with me, whenever I see "lol" it makes me think the person is a brainless teenage girl and they need to be euthanized for the good of future society.
ROFL is acceptable though.
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ROFL is acceptable though.
My sentiments exactly.
And I also do confess to being a grammar nazi. Granted, one that doesn't get too riled up by what I see on teh interweb as it would be another waste of time and energy, but a grammar nazi at heart nonetheless.
Well you are the exception and not the rule.
Same with me, whenever I see "lol" it makes me think the person is a brainless teenage girl and they need to be euthanized for the good of future society.
ROFL is acceptable though.
Why is ROFL OK and LOL isn't? Makes no sense. I understand we all have pet peeves...this is not one of mine.
But I don't think others who misspell or abbreviate should be judged so harshly. I know I've misspelled simple words and used incorrect grammar right and left. I actually misspell grammar often (LOL) I always think it's with an e. People have called me dumb because of it. I'm secure enough with my intelligence that I can write it off...but a lot of others are not and I think it's a waste of time going around correcting people...I mean shit that's all you'd be doing then. So anybody that makes spelling or grammar an issue with me better watch out as I take no shorts in this department. But I do want to say thanks to being ridiculed on this board about the word: "grammar" because now I've finally remembered how to spell it...so thanks everybody that berated me and called me dumb!
Rii
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Well you are the exception and not the rule.
What else is new?
I dont text. I don't understand the appeal of it at all. I'll either call the person or not.
The appeal, for me, is that a text can be used for much shorter messages or just to ask a simple question. It's also less intrusive if, say, the other person is at work or in the middle of something else and can't answer their phone. I don't use it for all-out conversations.
Typical text conversations for me are usually something like this:
Me: "Wanna do something after work today?"
Friend: "Sure, I'll call you when I'm off."
Commander Rabbit
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Great thread! I'm a grammar nazi and former GED writing skills instructor. However, I do write sentence fragments and start sentences with "and" on-line, because I'm writing more as I would speak. Like this.
Someone upthread (I just saw that word for the first time yesterday; I like it.) referred to not catching grammatical errors that they make. Proofread, proofread, proofread.
Someone upthread (I just saw that word for the first time yesterday; I like it.) referred to not catching grammatical errors that they make. Proofread, proofread, proofread.
Well yeah, but this is an internet forum not a writing competition, I have two kids and about five seconds to write a reply. I proofread what I can
Because ROFL led to ROFLCOPTER and that's such an absurd acronym that I can't help but admire it, but for some reason whenever I see LOL it makes the person seem ditsy in an annoying way. I have no idea why.
u kNo wUt i HatE? pUrpuzfuLl MizSpEllInG n rAnDoMe caPitAliZAtioN. It MakEs mUh hEd hERt. LOL
Yeah that's what I mean...OK I won't be usin' that one....ever. Simply because me and my big mouth would never just say QFT...oh noooooooooo of course I'd have to elaborate.
Why don't my smilies pop up...? I can't use them all the time... they're not here and I need to emote dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why don't my smilies pop up...? I can't use them all the time... they're not here and I need to emote dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've heard of it but never really knew where it came from. Just looked it up---the best explanation I saw was "Roll On Floor Laughing, Can't Operate Properly Till Eyes Refocus".
Plus there was this gem...
I always thought it was "Quoted for being the most absolute Fucking Truth ever."
