"So as in laugh out loud? Or laughing out loud, though David Cameron thought it stood for lots of love and used to sign off to Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun and News of the World editor, with a LOL. I'm LOL-ing at his LOL mishap. Well, you shouldn't. Why? Because anyone who still LOLs is not cool. Laughing out loud is no longer acceptable? No, using LOL in a text or a WhatsApp is no longer acceptable. Says who? It's according to gen Z."
"Again, that's considered cringe, I'm afraid. Likewise, the see-no-evil monkey , an awkward grimace , and the happy poo . Ew! And the tears of joy emoji , as a LOL substitute? I'm guessing that's over too? Only used by oldies. Gen Zs (and below) are more likely to send a skull , or a coffin . So dying of, not crying with, laughter? Exactly."
"What about abbreviations, like hru and wyd? How am I? I'm fine. And I am probably not replying to that, that's what I'm doing. Rly? Really. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that while they might save the sender time, the receiver might see using abbreviations as a sign of insincerity. Annoying to young and old alike."
The Oxford English Dictionary added LOL in 1997 and David Cameron once used LOL to mean 'lots of love' when messaging Rebekah Brooks. Gen Z views 'LOL' in messages as uncool and outdated. A Sky Mobile survey found 26% of 18-to-28-year-olds report feeling the 'ick' at receiving LOL, and the top texting annoyance is sluggish replies. The survey also found 79% admit ignoring messages and 61% feel embarrassed by their own texting habits. Many emojis — including the see-no-evil monkey, awkward grimace, happy poo, and tears-of-joy — are deemed cringe by younger users. Gen Z prefers skull or coffin emojis to signal 'dying' with laughter. A study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found abbreviations can read as insincere.
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