Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn’t translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

  • @merc
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    94 months ago

    I hate “lol” as punctuation. If you’re legitimately laughing out loud, fine. But, I really hate:

    “can I show u something lol”

    “I gave it to David lol”

    • @[email protected]
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      104 months ago

      See, I feel like I have to do it to show some levity, since tone doesn’t come across through text.

      There’s a big difference if you’re talking with a friend about something stupid they did, and saying “You’re such an idiot lol” and “You’re such an idiot.” One is teasing them, the other is chastising them.

      • @merc
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        -14 months ago

        That’s what “heh”, used to be used for. It’s not “laughing out loud”, it’s more a tiny chuckle.

    • @[email protected]
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      04 months ago

      Then you’re gonna hate my use of “lololol” instead of “hahahah”, both of which i use essentially interchangeably in texts.

      • @merc
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        24 months ago

        That’s a bit annoying, but at least it represents laughing. What I hate is when it’s just used to “lighten the mood” and doesn’t represent laughing at all.

        And, the proper way is “jajajaja”, as my Spanish-speaking friends have taught me.

    • @[email protected]
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      -14 months ago

      If it’s coming out of a teenager… passable.

      If it’s coming out of an adult… please act your age.