Social chatting #4

In fact, I don't believe that even qualifies as a sentence.
Danielle!

That's good, but wait! Now you aren't using proper capitalization!

Your name was born with what? Did you say that? I didn't remember.

Lol but it is a word. :P :)

That was what I thought myself, but, since I only said that I was a punctuation freak, I let it go.

Bye bye all!! Ttyl!!

I doubt that putting up emoticons will win points with her either…

I think "loll" is a word, but "lol" is not.

Not my real name, my memverse name.

Oh, I see.

You are probably right. How did you guess?

Oh, come on. Give me some peace! I'm only 11!

lol, but lol is an acronym not a word, and the two are the same to Dani.

They are completely different, though! Not even remotely similar!

Well, we will be benevolent and let you have a total of eight exclamation points at the end of your name. This could actually be quite edifying for you, Bethany, having so many writing polices breathing down your neck at the age of eleven. Some people here would be a lot better off if they had started that young.

Don't get me started on acronyms.

Oh, just shut up. JK. But actually you will have to because I need to go now.

I doubt that putting up emoticons will win points with her either...

What I've learned to work the best is to just live out your personality (as long as it's a positive one) and don't worry about winning points with said person. It's kind of a hopeless endeavor sometimes. :P (No offense intended…just trying to help out these kids. :P) Trust me, I have a lot of experience! ;) And come on, inside everyone really does like emoticons, multiple exclamation points, and ellipses, right?

To your rhetorical question, no,

hi

lol, but lol is an acronym not a word, and the two are the same to Dani.

It's in the dictionary so it counts. :) lol

I think "loll" is a word, but "lol" is not.

I could not find "lol" in my dictionary, just "loll".

That is a little hard on those who have negative personalities, and who don't mind hopeless endeavors when it comes to being absolutely 100% correct. I thought that inside everyone really does like everything to be beautifully perfect: done well, and done right.

To your rhetorical question, no,

?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I don't know, I think having a negative personality is tiring. (Trust me, I struggle with looking at everything negatively.)
I'm also a bit of a perfectionist and I do like things done well. This is also a tiring and stressful personality because we live in an imperfect world! In fact, it leads to people not serving as much as maybe they could, because they want everything they do to be absolutely perfect (usually so no one will ever see them make a mistake…again, lots of experience in being a perfectionist. ;). I strive to do everything as good as I can get it, but then, as long as I'm serving God with what I'm doing, I trust the outcome to Him! :D Much less tiring. ;)

Yes, negative perfectionists are tiring. We tire ourselves. However, people who are too optimistic and non-perfectionists also frustrate people around them. They never are prepared, show up on time, get their job done properly, and, most frustrating of all, they don't even seem to care. What I have noticed makes the most people happy at once –instead of one extreme or the other– is a born perfectionist trying to relax, or a natural at being laid back striving for excellence.
So, in other words, what would be best is: a perfect balance.

Anybody n?

Sort of, but I might have to leave any minute.

The dark rain cloud looms over the memverse forum, ready to drench anyone who tries to be cheerful and improvident.

I learned how to make sentences like that in third grade doing the "Understanding Writing" curriculum by Mrs. Bradrick. I could do another one that I learned:
The tall man walked into the tumble-down shack and sagged into a rickety old chair.

To your rhetorical question, no,

?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Ok, you asked, and I quote ''And come on, inside everyone really does like emoticons, multiple exclamation points, and ellipses, right?" I called it rhetorical, but answered it anyways. I called it rhetorical because I didn't believe you wanted an answer, because you knew either Margaret or I would have answered and given an emphatic "No".

I think "loll" is a word, but "lol" is not.

I could not find "lol" in my dictionary, just "loll".

That prob cause it's an older dictionary. :)

IKR?

That didn't really fit the situation but ok… :) lol
What r u up to lately?

Studying for Physics. You?

School, swim the usual. I'm gonna die on monday so I figured I'd better say bye now. :) lol JK sort of….

Sounds like you'll be having fun!

Ur one to talk.. :) I'd like to see u try and run half the stairs we have to run on Monday. facepalm I guess it's my own falt for choosing swimming as a sport… :) lol

We fencers don't try to kill ourselves running up stairs. We simply try to simulate killing the other person. Big diff. :P

Hi Dani and Sam!

Fun Fact: Lol can mean "loss of life" in the insurance company world.
I also found that it can mean "lunatics on-line". I'm not so sure about that one, though.

I think "loll" is a word, but "lol" is not.

I could not find "lol" in my dictionary, just "loll".

That prob cause it's an older dictionary. :)

Well, I do have the abbreviation "lol" in my dictionary, but I would argue that it is not a word. The definition of "abbreviation" is as follows:
abbreviation
noun
a shortened form of a word or phrase.
• the process or result of abbreviating.

based on the definition of "lol" given in my dictionary I would say it is a shortened form of a phrase (laugh/ing out loud).

The definition of a word on the other hand is this:
a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
• a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms.

I would suggest that an abbreviation does not qualify as a word, because it only has meaning based on the original word or phrase from which it comes. Thus it is not a "distinct meaningful element" nor a "distinct conceptual unit".

We fencers don't try to kill ourselves running up stairs. We simply try to simulate killing the other person. Big diff. :P

LOL! :)
@Rachel- hello! :)

What's new with you?

shrugs well it's in the dictionary. Idk. :)

You don't feel ganged up on, do you?

Fun Fact: Lol can mean "loss of life" in the insurance company world. I also found that it can mean "lunatics on-line". I'm not so sure about that one, though.

Ha. Ha.very funny.

I also found that it can mean "lunatics on-line". I'm not so sure about that one, though.

Ha very ha.

Not at all. :) nor do I care. :) I like my abbreviations and emoticons. :)

We make a nice combination. I really enjoy editing (also known as picking holes in people's writing), and you don't mind.
I like you.