Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Language Reclamation

LOL: Laugh Out Loud

Most people use the acronym independently. A simple, clear response with universal meaning. Me? "I'm lolling." I just can't leave out the subject.
It's a subtle push back against the "txt tlk" that is creeping into the lexicon. My friend Niki beautifully explained the irony:

I actually think that making it "I'm lolling" is sort of reclaiming the whole thing for grammar snobs, because you make it longer thereby defeating the purpose of the word to begin with, you capitalize your "I," you use an apostrophe... etc.

I could not have articulated it better myself.

LOL

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