LOL ? Need more characters...

What is lol? Does it still even mean Laugh Out Load? I see people using lol all the time in RuneScape, and honestly, I'm sick of it. People have taken the expression, and turned it into a phrase, or a motto, or a thing to say when there's nothing left to say. Honestly, if you did not literally laugh out load, don't put lol. =P Anyway, this is a rant I have, but I'm not too sure if it should go here...Well
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Is Lol over used? Sure it is. Just like omg or wtf or practically any of the other phrases. To truly mean something, you have to say "rofl" or "looooooool", just to break away from the norm

Spice up your speech Use "excellent" and "spot on" or "amazing" to make your chat stand out

its part of daily life now rather than laughing with friends i sya LOL xD

Well, true. But has it lost it's meaning in that, is it an effective word anymore?

This is exactly what I mean. If you are saying lol instead of laughing, it doesn't have the same meaning.

Well usually when I type lol, I at least smile irl

same

so from now on you will use LQTM

Laugh Quietly To Myself.

lol, what an unusual discussion

In all due seriousness, what are we supposed to say? Hahaha that's funny? Use some abbreviation nobody knows? The most commonly accepted way to laugh is lol. Hehehe or haha just don't convey the same expression, in my opinion, and take more characters.

Yes, it's wrong if we look at what it means, but I don't know, I don't want to come across as as a pedant to others who are content to keep lolling along. I mean, it's sort of like people saying ATM machine or AC current- yes, it's redundant, but what can we do about it?

And when I see someone go Hee Hee Hee, I get this funny feeling that they're grimacing irl

Might I point out fates use of "irl" in the previous post?

Irl stands for something like wow or rs Not necessarily an emotion I hope