Am I the only one?

[dropCGCF]

You know what I'm starting to hate? The internet.

The lack of grammatical and spelling skills are just appaling on the "Information Superhighway". I have stopped reading what many people write (i.e. diaries, journals, Typhoid's posts....kidding) and it seems to me that people are so happy online. Why are they stuck in this ecstatic state of orgasmic joy?

LOL.

I hate this friggin' phrase. It's so pointless. Are you really laughing out loud, or are you just entering these letters as a conversation-filler? Does this piss you guys off too?

[Acebot44]

I don't hate LOL, it just isnt my style. I use Heh or Hah or even Humphrt, but never LOL or LMAO or ROFL. I rarely do any of those things so why should I type that I do.

[Swan]

I personally don't use acronyms often. When I do it's only for something that I would actually say in real life. Who actually says "Laughing out Loud?"

[GameMaster]

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.

[Dyne]

I hate anybody who degrades the English language on the Internet. Using the above shorthands and changing "you" to "u" and "thanks" to "thx" really don't sit well with me either.

As I see it, your power over minor grammatical rules dictates how much of an intelligence rating you get from me.

[dropCGCF]

Originally Posted by Dyne

I hate anybody who degrades the English language on the Internet. Using the above shorthands and changing "you" to "u" and "thanks" to "thx" really don't sit well with me either.

As I see it, your power over minor grammatical rules dictates how much of an intelligence rating you get from me.

Intelliwha?

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.

LOL...



But seriously...I dislike the acronyms and abbreviations big time. It just seems foolish to me. I wouldn't respect myself if I started typing like that.

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

I use the abbreviation 'LOL' among others to convey a false sense of amusement to my reader. It also allows me to respond without putting any thought into a conversation. I can simply 'LOL my way' through a conversation consisting of one or more other people. This is especially useful when you're doing other things on the computer like listening to music, or talking with people whom you consider more important.

lol

[quiet mike]

Are you sure that spelling is a sign of inteligence? Especially on the net??
If I make spelling errors you will consider me a less inteligent pearson. That's just wrong (and stupid) thinking.