Too many people have peed in the pool

Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by cm2012 on Monday February 15, 2016 @12:17PM (#11104507)

"lol" is an amazingly useful addition to written, casual language. It's the textual equivalent of a smile/head nod in normal conversation. Remember that in physical conversation, body language conveys 80-90% of the message - phrases like "lol" and emojis take the place of body language.

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Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by tekromancr on Monday February 15, 2016 @12:33PM (#11104635)

Possibly interesting side note, I have noticed over the last few years the vocalization of 'lol' being used more and more genuinely as an affirmation of a mildly humorous situation or statement that didn't actually happen to produce a laugh. I think it started being used sarcastically or ironically, but has lost that attribute for the most part.

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Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by M2Ys4U on Monday February 15, 2016 @01:09PM (#11104874)

About a decade ago one of my friends took to saying the word "sigh" (deadpan, with no intonation in his voice) instead of actually sighing. It annoyed me to no end.

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Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by tremon on Monday February 15, 2016 @01:36PM (#11105062)

Yes, I noticed that too. I always thought it was a Dutch thing, since "lol" is a proper Dutch word meaning "fun".

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Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by things on Monday February 15, 2016 @12:50PM (#11104752)

I've seen this mainly with non-native English speakers. It may have migrated from there too.

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Re:Too many people have peed in the pool by kofejnik on Monday February 15, 2016 @02:08PM (#11105222)

In online and SMS Russian, a single ), reduced from standard :), is used so often that omitting it carries a kind of serious/angry meaning much like talking in a stern voice irl

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