How Is LOL Pronounced In Normal Conversation?

[rosco rathbone]

Does one spell it out, "l-o-l", that is to say, phonetically, "ehl-oh-ehl", or does one merely say "lol", to rhyme with "doll"?

 

[Ham Murabi]

I think so.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

In "normal" conversation it's pronounced "laff owt lowd."

 

[off2bed]

"Normal" people don't use that acronym.

 

[pointless]

maybe i'm weird, but when i find something funny in normal conversation i usually just laugh.

 

[Luk]

maybe i'm weird, but when i find something funny in normal conversation i usually just laugh.

Realist!

 

[Littlefinger]

Does one spell it out, "l-o-l", that is to say, phonetically, "ehl-oh-ehl", or does one merely say "lol", to rhyme with "doll"?

People who say "ehl-oh-ehl" in normal conversation need to be shot in the face.

But yes, it's pronounced "lawl".

 

[kotori]

maybe i'm weird...

You may be right.

 

[Ham Murabi]

You may be right.

But he may just be the lunatic you're looking for.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

I pronounce it "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

 

[Kat73]

I usually just snort!

 

[islandman]

I usually just snort!

Snort what?

 

[Sonny Limatina]

I don't even use it online, let alone real life.

 

[liv21]

The only time it's acceptable to use LOL in a spoken conversation is when referring to something inherently Internet. Say, LOLcats. In that context, it's "lawl."

Also, the past tense of LOL is not L'd-O-L as you might imagine it to be. It is correctly spoken "Lawl'd." Note:
http://knowyourmeme.com/i/3419/original/yo-dawg-at-first-i-was-like.jpg?1244840172

 

[Ham Murabi]

I don't even use it online, let alone real life.

rotflmao.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

But he may just be the lunatic you're looking for.

He was only having fun; wasn't hurting anyone.

 

[redheadedtxn]

i say "lol" as in, lawl..

 

[richard_daily]

Does one spell it out, "l-o-l", that is to say, phonetically, "ehl-oh-ehl", or does one merely say "lol", to rhyme with "doll"?

Like this:

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/e/e2/Joseph_turner.mp3

 

[rosco rathbone]

maybe i'm weird, but when i find something funny in normal conversation i usually just laugh.

Right, but who actually types "lol" when they are laughing?

It has come to mean "I acknowledge that you have said something meant to be slightly amusing". That's the sense in which I use it in normal conversation.

 

[rosco rathbone]

People who say "ehl-oh-ehl" in normal conversation need to be shot in the face.

But yes, it's pronounced "lawl".

I sometimes work with a PR chick who says Oh-Ehm-Gee. Should she be saying something along the lines of "Auhmgh"?

 

[rosco rathbone]

I pronounce it "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

Is that phonetic representation of the sound made by actual laughter, or the word "ha" repeated in a normal tone of voice?

I use the latter to mean roughly the same thing as LOL but with an undertone of patience wearing thin.

 

[sasaou]

I seem to have a weird mix of accents going on anymore, so I tend to say it like the name"Lowell".

 

[rosco rathbone]

This thread was originally meant in comedy, but I have to admit, I've been saying both "eloel" and "loll" with a completely straight face lately.

 

[Paendragon]

This thread was originally meant in comedy, but I have to admit, I've been saying both "eloel" and "loll" with a completely straight face lately.

Lol

 

[IrezumiKiss]

This thread was originally meant in comedy, but I have to admit, I've been saying both "eloel" and "loll" with a completely straight face lately.

I've heard both ways, but Team Eloel gets the higher percentage of usage from my comings and goings in this city.