tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post115568072163975629..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Thai online laughMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1155869583960806542006-08-17T21:53:00.000-05:002006-08-17T21:53:00.000-05:00AP: I forgot to say "welcome to toronto!" even tho...AP: I forgot to say "welcome to toronto!" even though I don't live there. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1155867864468973532006-08-17T21:24:00.000-05:002006-08-17T21:24:00.000-05:00Well, I've adopted 5 as my own lol, and I just put...Well, I've adopted 5 as my own lol, and I just put "thai online laugh" in parentheses to explain to the person I'm communicating with. lol is like people are trying to say the word lollipop, but got stuck part way. ;)<BR/><BR/>Sticky: hopefully this blog is noteworthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1155843213447867552006-08-17T14:33:00.000-05:002006-08-17T14:33:00.000-05:00Delighful trivia that makes you LOL (555).Good stu...Delighful trivia that makes you LOL (555).<BR/><BR/>Good stuff here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1155795330647262282006-08-17T01:15:00.000-05:002006-08-17T01:15:00.000-05:00This is very interesting, for it demonstrates that...This is very interesting, for it demonstrates that Internet chat is not a shared language worldwide. Where :-) and :-P are understood in (probably) every culture, it makes sense that *lol* would remain complete gibberish to some.<BR/><BR/>But may I cast you a warning regarding your attempt to adopt 5 = lol. I truly loathe it when Canadians attempt to integrate UKisms in their speech, when it only makes them look pedantic. If you are not understood by your interlocutor, then you're not communicating. Think pragmatic.<BR/><BR/>(ps - I'm currently at the Edmonton International Airport, awaiting my flight to Toronto. The day hath come!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com