So, you may text “LOL” to defuse the tension — for yourself or the person you’re talking to — after sharing that feeling.

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Curzan continues: "LOL can also be a way to acknowledge that a writer has received a text—a written version of a nod of the head and a smile." McWhorter likens it to grammar more than vocabulary.

So, you may text “LOL” to defuse the tension — for yourself or the person you’re talking to — after sharing that feeling. “It saves us from having to own and express, ’You know, this actually isn’t ...

Adding that LOL/haha/laughing emoticon can easily become a habit that’s hard to break, for various reasons. That’s fair: Communication and relationships are ongoing processes.

So, you may text “LOL” to defuse the tension — for yourself or the person you’re talking to — after sharing that feeling.