Unabashed

:-)

Yes! I use it way too often, but when I do it’s because I want you to know that what I’m saying might not be as serious as it sounds. I’m paranoid that way, I’m always afraid in casual conversation (or in this case, internet chat or email) that I’m being misread, that I seem too serious when I’m actually edging toward levity without an outright explosion of laughter. So until it falls totally out of fashion and people actually begin disparaging me for using it, consider the sideways smiley face a mainstay when chatting with moi. :-)

As for lol, roflmao, and wtf, can these be considered a part of basic grammar now? Elements of the language we speak on teh intronetty? I think yes. Anyone using these acronyms now officially have a pass (as far as I’m concerned, and not that you needed permission anyway :-) (<--there it is again) to use them as often as you like. Just don't use them in conversation. The first time someone says to me, "So I was telling Jan the other day, and this is really funny, LOL..." I'm going to walk it out.

written by Matt Mitchell