The state of grammar on the internet.

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NeoDarkHeart, you are brilliant. I agree with you entirely. Unfortunately, symbols like "lol" cannot be used very well in literature, which is why we should still be taught proper grammar. Not saying that you said they could be, of course. I'm just pointing out that there are downsides to everything good. With a new outlook comes prudes and conservatives. With a good change, there is always a shortcoming.

I, as an amateur cartoon "stripper", feel that lol, lmao, rofl etc. are great when using the miracle of instant text messaging, but otherwise rather pointless. Now the only question left is "Are verbal and written English beginning to diverge into totally different languages?"