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Nov 23, 2022, 11:44 AM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,552
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lemonSys
My two/too terms: “lol” and “LOL”.
My bro and I, along with approximately 843699538 others on the internet, have always used “lol” for laugh out loud.
When my dad started texting, though, in his early 70s, I received this message from him:
“I’m sorry your cat died.
lol — dad”
I knew he meant “lol” to mean “lots of love”, of course, but I felt I needed to clarify. After a brief explanation of internet shorthand, our family agreed that “lol” (lowercase) would still mean “laugh out loud”, and established that “LOL” (uppercase) would mean “lots of love”.
Now that he is gone, this text is one of my favorite memories.
It makes me tear up  but, it makes me smile 
— lemonSys
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I never knew there was or could be a difference between lol and LOL.  I've used them interchangeably, and it depends on whether I think of changing the case. I've forgotten it can mean lots of love too, but of course it depends on the context. When I see it, I think it means laughing. ROFL is used too, rolling on floor laughing...Maybe that's better than LOL, since it couldn't be mixed up with the other meaning?
I guess I've used LOL for emphasis, for laughing.
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