From: Victor Cappuccio (vcappuccio@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2007 - 11:17:03 ART
LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_(Internet_slang)
*LOL* (also written *lol*) is a common element of Internet
slang<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang>used, historically,
on
Usenet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet> but now widespread to other
forms of computer-mediated
communication<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication>such
as instant
messaging <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging>, and even spread
to face-to-face <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face-to-face> communication.
It is an acronym for "*laughing out
loud*"[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-Haig>
[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-Franzini>
[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-AHD>
or "*laugh
out loud*",[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-Egan>or,
less commonly, "
*lots of luck*" or "lots of
love".[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-AHD>"LOL"
is one of many
initialisms <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialism> for expressing bodily
reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms such as
"ROFL" (or "ROTFL") ("roll(ing) on the floor
laughing"),[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-Hueng>
[6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-0> a more
emphatic expression of laughter, "LMAO" ("laughing my ass
off").[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-1>ROFL
and LMAO are sometimes combined into ROFLMAO (rolling on floor
laughing
my ass off).
The list of initialisms "grows by the
month"[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-Hueng>and
they are collected along with
emoticons <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon> and
smileys<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley>into
folk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore> dictionaries which are
circulated informally amongst users of Usenet,
IRC<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat>,
and other forms of (textual) computer-mediated
communication.[8]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL_%28Internet_slang%29#_note-2>These
initialisms are controversial, and several authors recommend against
their use, either in general or in specific contexts such as business
communications.
The use of LOL to express laughter is unrelated to other uses of the
abbreviation <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/LOL>, many of which, such as "*lots
of love*", predate the Internet.[*citation
needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>
*] LOL has also superseded the more-obvious "Ha!" that letter writers used
to use.[*citation needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>
*]
On Dec 5, 2007 1:40 PM, A.G. Ananth Sarma (GMail) <ananth.sarma@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Subodh,
>
> The line HTH in your mail does not seem fitting.
>
> HTH,
>
> Just kidding.
>
> By the way, guys, what is the meaning of LOL? Can someone enlighten me?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ananth
>
> On Dec 4, 2007 10:51 AM, <subodh.rawat@wipro.com> wrote:
>
> > Many congratulations on your digits Mohammad.
> >
> > Well done.
> >
> > HTH
> > Subodh
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Mohammad Tawfiq Dawod
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:16 PM
> > To: Cisco certification
> > Subject: 19499
> >
> > Dear freiends,
> > Just few hours back I got my number. Thanks for those who shared
> > knowledge and best wishes to you all
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> > Mohammad
> >
> > CCIE # 19499
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