Cool piece on the linguistics of lol. Why do people use lol so much? lol has undergone pragmaticalization, meaning over time it's evolved into a pragmatic marker that conveys a speaker's tone

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What is the origin of the term 'lol'? Why do people use it instead

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What is the origin of the term 'lol'? Why do people use it instead of

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