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      Have you ever said "Laugh out Loud" or "lol" in real life?

      Well, have you? Or any other forum-sort-of expression?

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      I've let "lol" (ell-oh-ell) slip a few times, but that's only when I'm on the computer and I exclaim to myself because I've seen something funny.
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      Only when being facetious.
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      and I am in them
      and that is eternity.
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      ... Have you ever said "facetious" in real life?

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      Only when referencing something from the Internet that can't be said any other way. Ex: lolcats, lolwtf, etc.
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      always

      i always say lol

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      I say 'facetious' often, in real life.

      But I don't really use 'net-speak' in real life. That's just...creepy.

      Although I will throw out a "WTF, Mate??", every now and then, if I feel like being silly at times when saying 'fuck' just isn't appropriate.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Darkmatters View Post
      ... Have you ever said "facetious" in real life?
      Yes, one of my favorite words.
      I took this question for srs.
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      I find if I use words like facetious IRL I usually get a look like I'm speaking a foreign language. I have to translate it to 'sarcastic', and then people are like "Well why didn't you just say that in the first place?!!"

      Th only time I even consider using netspeak IRL is if I;m talking to my niece who's 24 and still does that valley-girl thing when she wants to be funny. But in order to say something like LOL I have to go into a goofy voice and afterwards I feel a bit foolish.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Darkmatters View Post
      I find if I use words like facetious IRL I usually get a look like I'm speaking a foreign language. I have to translate it to 'sarcastic', and then people are like "Well why didn't you just say that in the first place?!!"
      Haha, same. I seem to have this huge mental dictionary compared to my friends, so I always have to use more "everyday" language too.
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      Yeah, "smart" and "cool" are pretty much antithetical. Say that to your friends and see what kind of reaction you get LOL!

      I once actually used the word "ubiquitous"!! I could not for the life of me think of a more 'normal' word that fit, so I threw it out and found myself facing a wall of blank stares!
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      Quote Originally Posted by Puffin View Post
      Haha, same. I seem to have this huge mental dictionary compared to my friends, so I always have to use more "everyday" language too.
      Lol. I get that, too. When it's my friends, they'll usually just look at me like "whoa, what??" But I've actually gotten flack from people who feel insulted when I use 'big' words or talk about technical concepts. Granted, those people aren't usually the most educated, but I've been told things like "you know, you really should learn to dumb some of that down for people, when you're talking to them." LOL.

      I try to! I really do!

      (...sometimes.)
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      Quote Originally Posted by Darkmatters View Post
      Yeah, "smart" and "cool" are pretty much antithetical. Say that to your friends and see what kind of reaction you get LOL!

      I once actually used the word "ubiquitous"!! I could not for the life of me think of a more 'normal' word that fit, so I threw it out and found myself facing a wall of blank stares!
      I should totally do that.

      Psst! - you could've used omnipresent.

      ...I learned that word in AP english last year.
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      You can really tell the difference between people who read a lot and those who don't. At least I assume that's one of the main factors. And I don't mean read as in text messages or on a message board, where people use language based on common speech. Syntax and grammar tend to be different in a book than when people are talking.

      And the funny thing is... I suspect most people actually do know what all these big words mean - it's not that they're really dumbfounded - it's more that they're --- I don't know. Not angry exactly. More like they're being facetious.

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      My favorite new word is infantilized.
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      Haha that's a great one! I just tried to figure out how to actually say it out loud... not sure if the emphasis is on 1st or 2nd syllable. When I think about it I can't help seeing this:



      And that's always good for a few laughs, when people say words they've only read before and nobody is sure of the pronunciation.

      I remember a conversation with my mom once where she kept saying door, like "he had a door expression on his face" I was all like WTF??!! Turns out she meant dour. I think we looked it up and the correct pronunciation is actually door!!
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      Quote Originally Posted by Erii View Post
      Yes, one of my favorite words.
      I took this question for srs.
      Awhile ago my mom used that word in our conversation, and I was just like :/ and pretended to know what she was talking about and looked it up later. Since then we've both been using it regularly.

      I only say lol sometimes when I'm on the computer and talking to myself.
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      I actually looked infantilized up on Google just earlier, to check if the spelling was correct, and I clicked on a definition.

      Treat (someone) as a child or in a way that denies their maturity in age or experience
      - seeing yourself as a victim infantilizes you

      The quote made me feel guilty, because I just sent an e-mail ripping my dad a new one about all the things he's done and continues to do that make me angry, and are probably the root of my "insane amount of pent up anger"... am I just being an immature victimized child, looking for someone to blame for my bad habits?

      For that matter, back when I was 13 or 14, people on the internet would be shocked when I mentioned my age, saying that I seemed much older, like mid twenties or something. Now that I'm 21, I feel like I've devolved into a hysterical, stupid, immature 13 year old. Judging by my conduct here, I wonder if you guys would agree with me...
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      I think it's important to go through a phase where you feel the rage against someone who has treated you poorly. In fact it's unhealthy not to feel it. The 20's are pretty much considered the age of rage against your parents. You have to let it out, or else it settles inside you and eats away at you.

      But you also have to be careful not to go to war with them. Don't burn your bridges so to speak. These arguments are very common, maybe even ubiquitous (). Don't feel too bad over having the rage or feeling victimized... but also try to find a way to rise above it. Understand that it's all part of the maturation process and individuating from them.

      I think what helped me the most was when I realized that my parents were actually trying to do the best they could... in what they thought was the best way. It wasn't that they hated me or didn't care about me, actually it was because they DID care about me, but they just weren't perfect people. Understand that they were screwed up by THEIR relationship with their parents too, and have issues from that. Every generation develops largely in rebellion against their parents generation, and wants to be the opposite of them, but true maturity comes when you stop fighting against them and start developing as a person in spite of any problems with them.

      Wow - who'da thunk we'd end up here from the title of this thread!!???!!
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      I don't care about this stupid thread title anymore. I'm gonna hi-jack it. I'm tired of being polite, repressed and dishonest. Everyone's about to get a heaping serving of unfiltered honesty from me, regardless of how rude. HEAR ME ROAR!!!


      ....apologies to the OP. and to the mods.

      Yeah, I've expressed understanding of his parents and his trying to help me in his own way, even in the e-mail. I think I've covered my bases.
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      Somniloquist, I learned a lot of words the same way - my mom had this thing about trying to learn a new word every day, and the family used to play Scrabble - we had several dictionaries and would always end up challenging each other on spelling.

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      That actually sounds like a lot of fun. Great way to expand the mind, too. Another fun word is flummoxed.
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      I don't SAY the word because it sounds stupid to me. Above all else, I think I like the sound of words and abbreviating them THAT much seems... ??? ... not sure of the word. Almost humiliating, obscene, a travesty or injustice of sorts.
      But I've found I cannot write without using them. ESPECIALLY lol.

      I forgave my parents very early on and almost too easily. I just had an epiphany that they were never "malicious", only misguided with baggage from their own upbringing. But that's not to say I enjoy their company. We are completely different people, for the most part, and spending any time with them (good or bad) always sends my emotions in downward spiral. I love them but I don't like them THAT much and I'm mostly okay with that.
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      Well, he replied back essentially saying that he regrets what he's done in the past, that he's not perfect and been through a lot of pain in the past few years, and that what I've e-mailed really hurts him. I'm now crying my eyes out with guilt. I've tried to apologize in my most recent reply, and make amends, and already questioning honesty as the best policy. Except I don't know what else I would have done with my anger, had I not sent that e-mail. I don't know... I guess the hardest thing to do is to just keep working and making real changes in my life. Blaming is easier.
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