It’s more like an atmosphere indicator because of the lack of facial expressions in a face-to-face conversation. Without the “lol” feel so… serious for some reason
I first encountered and used it in the online forums during the late 90’s and early 00s.
Has been part of sentences back then and I still use it like that.
“lol” primarily as standalone reply sounds like something from an later messenger-centric era.
Are you a Millenial by any chance?
If you’re going to end your sentences with “lol” you don’t also need to say that you’re Gen Z. One or the other will do. 😏
I agree your original point stands, regardless of the timescales involved.
The invention of the smart phone did make international travel less intimidating, even if some of the functions took a while to appear.
I do that too. genx here… lol
I am pretty sure we lol-ed a lot already before the majority of Gen-Z was even born…
Yes, but we didn’t integrate it into our sentences lol
Someone made a joke and we answered “lol”
Nah. Lol has been part of the “texting based dictionary” for a good minute, it’s like putting “haha”. I’m near 30 and this definitely predates gen-x
It’s more like an atmosphere indicator because of the lack of facial expressions in a face-to-face conversation. Without the “lol” feel so… serious for some reason
:P
I first encountered and used it in the online forums during the late 90’s and early 00s.
Has been part of sentences back then and I still use it like that.
“lol” primarily as standalone reply sounds like something from an later messenger-centric era.
Are you a Millenial by any chance?
Sí, señor. If you like, I can give you my ICQ number.
LOL.