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@interfluidity
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Dec 6, 2021
“lol” has become such an interesting particle in written english. what part of speech is it? the literal “[I] laugh[ed] out loud” constitutes a minority of its usage. usually maybe it signifies a kind of irony or detachment from or deniability of what is stated previously?
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Venkatesh Rao
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it’s punctuation lol
4:18 AM · Dec 6, 2021
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@gideonmann77@sigmoid.social
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Dec 6, 2021
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uh... think an interjection https://bibme.org/blog/grammar/what-is-an-interjection/#:~:text=Interjection%20Examples&text=They%20include%3A%20ahh%2C%20alas%2C,to%20learn%20that%20express%20emotion…!
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Interjection: Interjection Definition & Examples | BibMe
An interjection adds emotion to your writing! Curious how to use these words? Find example sentences, a word list, and an interjection definition at BibMe.
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