So I'm skimming through a long list of Facebook status updates (as you do on a Thursday afternoon) and one guy on my list tells his fellow bookers that he will no longer 'lol' at anything unless he finds it funny. Me being me, I had to let him know that I, Michaela Lianne Reid-Thomas have tried this and failed, miserably :) Why? Because, simply put, it's all about online ettiquette. Him, along with many others (including my former self) automatically assume that to put respond to someone with a 'lol' means you must literally be 'laughing out loud'. No, most of the time we are not, the person we are talking to probably knows we are not but it lets them know that we understand and sympathise. Body language and facial expressions can not be seen and read through a computer screen and that little 'lol' is probably, believe it or not, the most important part of what you actually have to say.
Kayla's Lol Dictionary. (What 'lol' to use and when for the uncertain lollers)
*lol - Must Always be used when what you're saying COULD be perceived as rude, whether or not you are actually laughing
*LOOOL/(big) LMAO- To be used when something makes you smile or smirk, maybe even giggle a little
*(little) lmao - Used to show that you understand a witty/sarcastic remark (one you are not offended by).
*LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL - (for the fall and the floor funny stuff
Happy lolling, lollers :)
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