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who else hates the auto-capitalized LOL
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Who hates people that can't actually take the time to type real words?
Or, to put it a different way.. "Sometimes I want to to say awesome, but I end up saying rad. This is annoying."
I have the best idea ever! How do you keep the iPhone from correcting "lol" to "LOL"? Stop saying "lol". Say "haha" or "that's funny" like people who made it out of elementary school. Seriously, there is nothing I hate more that "lol" and "omg" and "wft?". Are there really that many pre-teen girls watching Hannah Montana who just got back for Hollister? Speak and type like intelligent human beings.
And about the person who confused "you're" with "your", leave him alone. It could've just been a typo. Though it is pathetic that he's trying to cover it up.
And I'm not an old man who is tired of all the "crazy kids these days" typing like they're blindly smashing at their keyboards. I'm a 15 year old, one of the few who doesn't happen to talk like most of them.
And about the person who confused "you're" with "your", leave him alone. It could've just been a typo. Though it is pathetic that he's trying to cover it up.
And I'm not an old man who is tired of all the "crazy kids these days" typing like they're blindly smashing at their keyboards. I'm a 15 year old, one of the few who doesn't happen to talk like most of them.
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If anything, that bothers me much more than "lol"... that and mixing up there/they're/their.
It's so funny that people in this thread make fun of others for using "LOL"... why do you care?
What possessed you to take time out of your day just to make fun of/judge someone just because they use an abbreviated slang term.
Worry about the important things in life. =)
What possessed you to take time out of your day just to make fun of/judge someone just because they use an abbreviated slang term.
Worry about the important things in life. =)
I sure do, i normally have my "lol"s at the end of everything so when I type "lol" and push send, I forget and it auto corrects it... so it always ends up being "LOL" when it's sent... bah.
after all the years of using instant messaging it's just kind of a natural reaction to type lol when something is funny, but when I text I tend to switch between lol haha I don't really know how my brain decides which to type.
but yes, I totally agree with everyone else here about the capitalization and seeming like something is ridiculously hilarious or like someone is yelling and freaking out. It just makes you look like a fail WHEN YOU TYPE LIKE THIS. I have yet to notice if it's been fixed in beta 2, but it'd be convenient if it was.
but yes, I totally agree with everyone else here about the capitalization and seeming like something is ridiculously hilarious or like someone is yelling and freaking out. It just makes you look like a fail WHEN YOU TYPE LIKE THIS. I have yet to notice if it's been fixed in beta 2, but it'd be convenient if it was.
Mikey just to let you know it has been fixed in 3.0 beta 2. Apparently most people in this thread haven't noticed(apparently you have noticed) that like 3 people have already said this in this thread.
So I am saying it again. It doesn't auto correct to LOL in 3.0b2. But if it is at the beginning of a sentence it does Lol, but most phones do that.
P.S. not trying to be rude in this post. I'm just hoping that people will at least acknowledge that it has been fixed.
So I am saying it again. It doesn't auto correct to LOL in 3.0b2. But if it is at the beginning of a sentence it does Lol, but most phones do that.
P.S. not trying to be rude in this post. I'm just hoping that people will at least acknowledge that it has been fixed.
Wow, I guess i can consider myself 'owned' and 'burned' and everything else you kiddies say.
I shall give up and go study grammar for the rest of my life.
Yes I did edit it, then post the 'denial' as a sarcastic pun, but my wit and sense of humor is obviously lost among you higher beings.
I shall give up and go study grammar for the rest of my life.
Yes I did edit it, then post the 'denial' as a sarcastic pun, but my wit and sense of humor is obviously lost among you higher beings.
Finally! I was reading through this thread thinking that no one was going to point this out. The iPhone corrects this word because typing it as 'lol' is just incorrect.
I know it should be capitalized but I think it looks better as "lol" and not "LOL". It looks like your over-reacting when you send a SMS.
Check out Duck You Undo which I co-wrote. It's designed to help you keep your sanity when using Apple's auto-correct feature--it gives you more power around "uncorrecting" certain auto-corrections made to the emails you write.
I would argue that not respecting the user's preferences is even worse. I'm pleased to see that it's fixed in 3
I guess I shouldn't be pointing these out because they are clearly typos...
And to the others who've said they don't use "lol", "LOL", etc., because it is used too much and is seen all over the internet... seriously? I think I'm going to stop using the word "the" because I've already used it a number of times in this reply and everyone else uses it. YEAH F***ING RIGHT. You aren't impressing anyone by trying to act "scholarly" and "intelligent."
Just my two sense
and yes... the lol --> LOL is quite annoying. I understand and agree with the people who say that LOL just seems more applicable for times that call for an extreme laugh, and lol is more of a casual "haha."
Next to the occasional smiley, "lol" has become the standard way I try to express happiness through a text message. While I don't overuse it, as is common with younger teens, I use it when the timing is right. That being said, it is not something that should be capitalized, as "lol" isn't used as a term that actually indicates laughter -- at least, anymore. When people *actually* find the comment to be funny, the reply is often in all caps ("LOL") or some other variant of "lol" ("lolololol").
Best explanation is off of Urban Dictionary:
Best explanation is off of Urban Dictionary:
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