Thread: Don't use LOL
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Old 06-21-2009, 01:52 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
Yes but here we see the inherent problem. You didn't actually laugh out loud. Actual Internet studies show that when LOL is used, only 0.5% of the time is there an actual laugh issued, out loud.
So, yes, when you said overused you catually meant misused. You misused the word overused, thus proving that it isn't words that misuse themselves, its people doing them misusing. To follow your logic, we shouldn't be alllowed to use the word overused.
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