When you type 'lol' did you actually laugh irl?

[Still-alive]

Yes i actually laughed out loud

i maybe gave a light chuckle but thats it

usually no, i just type it without actually laughing.

'lol' -> :|

[sawno]

No, I usually use that as a milder form of an actual laugh. If I am genuinely laughing its usually hahahahahaha with a lot of ha's. Lol is mildly amused in my case, haha is a step up but I frequently use that one to just indicate I am having a good time.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I never picked up the habit of using it except in rare times (typically sarcastically) and always wondered the same. It also always seemed a bit redundant to me, like who laughs in silence? Why not just "L"?

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

That might be a pedantic side of mine interfering with conformity to friendly internet conventions. 😁 I try not to be a pedant but it just always struck me as a strange thing to write, LOL (there, I did it, yay!).

I much prefer emojis! 🥳 Some people find them immature, yet I've always been concerned with the lack of tonality in text which can come off as dry. I've seen it happen all too often where people who attempted sarcastic humor on the internet were mistakenly interpreted as serious, for example, absent emojis. 😅

So I really think emojis help as a shorthand to communicate things we'd normally communicate with our body language and tone of voice. Yet I think a little smiling or laughing emoji more effectively communicates an intended tone, and with more subtle differences available, than, "LOL".

[7Phoenix7]

I'm not always laughing but I think it was funny and I probably smiled. But if I put lmaoooo, I probably really laughed.

[laly520]

usually no

sometimes its just a smile

rarely a laugh

[Still-alive]

[OddBeMe]

Good q. I usually don’t “laugh” out loud by myself. When with others there’s probably half fake laughter. Maybe mostly fake. Even if I’m enjoying the conversation.

By myself it has to be really funny to get me to actually lol. But internally I’m laughing most of the time.

[Mr_twoface]

Usually no, but if someone made a joke or sarcastic comment, I would type lol. Maybe it feel make them happy. Who knows ;)

[IslaTheWitch]

lm (f) ao - I really laugh
lol - mostly a smile or chuckle

[ChicoFromThe305]

No I just use it to not sound like a dick, if I don't use emojis or lols I sound like some grumpy bastard

[goaded]

I use it rarely, but I mean it. Sometimes it's just a snort, but it's always out loud.

[Wiredone]

Sometimes it is a chuckle, others I actually laugh.

[mandyfire98]

If I put lol I might have chuckled

[Still-alive]

Lol 😶

[mandyfire98]

Lol.

[SpaceGalaxy]

Yes, i actually laughed, perhaps not out loud but i at least smiled.

[Ms_Facesitter]

I do. No lol or emoji no laugh.

[Still-alive]

Lol 🫥

[WhitneySnow]

Sometimes. Not every time.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, I Laugh Out Loud

[euniestars]

if i laugh I put lmfao

[douride2]

Usually at least a chuckle.

[noohair]

I only type that when I do laugh.
SLMAO too...

[Drumlin2001]

Sometimes

[Abdulwahh]

No lol.