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    First off, I'll admit to using more than my share of acronyms when it comes to the internet.  This is perhaps the most noticeable shift in behavior since communication over the internet became a normal mean of interaction.  When it comes to acronyms, "LoL" and "Rofl" are perhaps the most widely overused, and the infamous ascii art (which in itself is derived from technology) titled "roflcopter" and "lolerskates" stemmed from these overuses. ... See my Tabblo>

Posted by eric1608 on March 22, 2007 01:55 PM |

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Good post.

About the acronyms, I don't think they constitute a problem online. Everyone now use "lol" or things like that and everyone (or almost) know what it means and it's useful.
However, it can sometimes take some curious proportion. I remember someone in highschool who used to say "lol" instead of laughing. This was honnestly ridiculous.

I agree with you about the problems that reading on a screen involves. It's not comfortable at all and I think that books or printed texts in general have a bright future because it's just more confortable and enjoyable to read this way.

Pierre

Posted by: Pierre | March 23, 2007 05:09 PM

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