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What is your least favourite acronym? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 months ago by thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn't translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I hate "lol" as punctuation. If you're legitimately laughing out loud, fine. But, I really hate:

"can I show u something lol"

"I gave it to David lol"

[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

See, I feel like I have to do it to show some levity, since tone doesn't come across through text.

There's a big difference if you're talking with a friend about something stupid they did, and saying "You're such an idiot lol" and "You're such an idiot." One is teasing them, the other is chastising them.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

That's what "heh", used to be used for. It's not "laughing out loud", it's more a tiny chuckle.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

I agree lol

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If someone is doing that to you it means they don't like you or are otherwise done with your shit. It's also a way of saying "I really shouldn't be saying this" as kind of a way of addressing what you're said before is fucked up but insisting the need to communicate it regardless.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then you're gonna hate my use of "lololol" instead of "hahahah", both of which i use essentially interchangeably in texts.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's a bit annoying, but at least it represents laughing. What I hate is when it's just used to "lighten the mood" and doesn't represent laughing at all.

And, the proper way is "jajajaja", as my Spanish-speaking friends have taught me.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

I always liked the 5555 in thai.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If it's coming out of a teenager... passable.

If it's coming out of an adult... please act your age.

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

lol

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

I'll act whatever age I please thanks.