When it comes to texting (or IMing or emailing) is the use of "LOL" acceptable for gentlemanly use?
With Kind Regards,
Curious is Oakland
Dear Curious,
When it comes to human language, you have several millennia
of words, ideas, linguistic conventions and aphorisms to draw on to get your
point across. Why would you choose, from that ever-blossoming cornucopia of
thought, the lazy expressions of callow and bored teenage girls to express your
thoughts?
At bottom, the use of “LOL” and similar abbreviations is
a matter of personal taste. But keep in mind that when you use the degraded patois
of our day too regularly, even if you’re just playing along, you may be
blunting the tools and infantilizing the audience that you’ll need when the day
comes to deal with a difficult and complex situation, or when you
want to express something important and original.
All the Best,
The Gentlemen
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