An IRL LOL.

[Momiji]

That still doesn't make saying 'brb' or 'lol' or 'wtf' in person any more reasonable.

There is no question of reasonability. It is not about that. You are using completely irrelevent criteria. It's about ease of communication. There's nothing reasonable or unreasonable about it. The only question is whether you communicate effectively.

Oh fine.

Y-you'll never make me like it though!~ *hmph* < /false huffiness>

[Serapy]

There's nothing wrong with using internet acronyms at all, like what MILF said, they are used for making communication easier, i.e. less typing.

[Momiji]

We're not talking about using them on the internet though!

[Moon Rabbits]

i lulz and brb irl all the time, kthx.

[rubah]

man, i still remember the first time I said "lol" aloud. It was very shocking the way it sounded was unlike how I heard it in my head, so I swore it off. Sometimes I will say a long accented 'laaaaaaaaawl' when something is funny but kinda dumb but usually just among friends who understand the internet.

[scrumpleberry]

I use lol and lulz and epic win/phail and it's the most embarrassing thing in the world.

ANYWAy. Yes, language is changing, so don't worry, but these words are still new enough for me to feel like a crazy big nerd whenever they slip out cx

[Serapy]

We're not talking about using them on the internet though!

Same thing, really. Someone comes up to me, I write "brb" on a paper and pass it over to that person and I went brb. Very fast and simple!

[Quindiana Jones]

Ugh. Ruuunughruhg.

[Momiji]

We're not talking about using them on the internet though!

Same thing, really. Someone comes up to me, I write "brb" on a paper and pass it over to that person and I went brb. Very fast and simple!

This is in the context of vocally communicating.

[Jessweeee♪]

This is what happens to languages over time, they become more and more simplified. Just look at how it was in the past


...and yes, I do say "lawl." Not instead of laughing, but as I laugh xD

I don't like it when people go "ell oh ell" or "laugh out loud", though. While we're on this topic, how would you all say OMG if you said it in real life? I never have, but I think "oh-ma-guh."

[Shlup]

I mock those who use internet acronyms IRL. MOCK!

It's as annoying as otakus who interject random Japanese words into their everyday sentences. If one of my friends told me IRL "OMG Amanda you baka" I would outright smack them.

[Fate Fatale]

I mock those who use internet acronyms IRL. MOCK!

It's as annoying as otakus who interject random Japanese words into their everyday sentences. If one of my friends told me IRL "OMG Amanda you baka" I would outright smack them.

agreed.

[Quindiana Jones]

I feckin' love you, Shlup.

[Momiji]

I mock those who use internet acronyms IRL. MOCK!

It's as annoying as otakus who interject random Japanese words into their everyday sentences. If one of my friends told me IRL "OMG Amanda you baka" I would outright smack them.

[Lawr]

ASAP