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[Tom Zurinskas]

Would they call someone who used the term "lol" a nut?


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:38:00 -0600
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>> Actually, with pronunciation changes should come spelling changes as
>> well. No? Why not "laf" instead of "laugh"? This is working with
>> what we have, not what we had centuries ago.
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> Here's a good reason not to spell "laugh" as "laf" in written
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> People will think you are a nut.
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> We used to have a secretary who would dot her lower-case i's with little
> smiley faces. No one took her seriously on anything.
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