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I am technically an older gen z lol.
Oh, sorry. Things just don't feel the same as when we were dating. I feel like the magic is gone. I want a divorce.
Can't stop won't stop lol.
Life sucks, I'm poor, and everything hurts. Lol.
ROFLMAO never
I was once sitting next to a colleague in a group pod who sent us an e-mail ending with "lol". I turned to my left and called him out on it because that dude was quiet as a mouse.
Millennials not using lol in their messages is like a Brit not offering you tea
Yeah it's a tone indicator "this may be taken as having a serious or upset tone, but wasn't meant that way" though it also can mean "please don't be upset" in the case of something like "sorry I disappeared for a bit, life happened lol"
Go fuck yourself, lol.
About to, lol.
I'm Gen Z and I use lol as punctuation at the end of a sentence to indicate a lighthearted tone, just like a ? or ! indicate their respective tones. It's very useful, and I think I'll keep using it lol
It fills a similar niche to tone tags but somewhat less intrusive imo.
This has how it's always been used as far as I have seen as an older millennial, aside from being used in a form of irony.
It's an upbeat tone indicator. But it's not the same as sending someone a smile with your text.
It fills a useful niche. Just like /s also does.
Excuse you, but it's lol, no.
"Lulz" is a corruption of "L.O.L.," which stands for "Laugh Out Loud."
The only person I know with the lol habit is American. No one else does that.
It's still better than using "literally" in every sentence.
shit I ain't american nor a Millenial lol
So is "no, " correct or "no, lol lol"?
It masks all the sadness in my heart, lol.
I'm sorry for your loss, move on, lol
Lots of love?
I had to teach myself to say lol all the time via text and it absolutely helps with tone, so does using emoji which was something else I had to force myself to do. I seem less mature I guess but I don’t come off as a blunt asshole anymore and my conversations go a lot smoother
I’m afraid I’ve used “lol” so much for so many years that this is exactly how people will interpret my texts if I suddenly stop now.
U ok? Did we upset you? You seem...tense.
I too am not sure how to interpret your message lol
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You can pry my lol from my cold dead fingers lol
I feel this in my bones.
Scorpy's gonna scorp. XD
rofl
Tone is an absolute bitch to convey properly over text, if you don't add indicators it's up to the reader to determine the tone you're using. Miscommunication causes larger problems. Using lol helps indicate a lighter tone so people don't think I'm pissed off or grumpy when I'm not
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