Is it time to say RIP to LOL?

[maureenho]

RIP to LOL - the history of laughing out loud

By Jimmy Tam
Newsbeat reporter

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A Facebook study suggests that people are choosing to use "haha" and emojis over "LOL" to express laughter.

The research claims more than half (51.4%) opt for "haha", while just 1.9% are LOLers, although it didn't look at direct messages.

LOL was added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2011, but the origin of the phrase can be traced back to the 1980s.

The dictionary points to an electronic newsletter from the International FidoNet Association, dated 8 May 1989.

LOL is listed in a section of online slang called "MO ICONS PLEASE". It appears to be the earliest use of LOL on record.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... g-out-loud

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