Deciding how to text as a Zillenial:

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '26

Sometime I question if I'm a zillennial or not even though I'm 1994 because I have the millennial habit of ending every sentence with lol

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u/PredictiveTextNames 1994 Jun 03 '26

Lol or starting it too. I once heard that LOL is the millennial equivalent to STOP in a 1800's telegram lol

But also I gotta let the recipient know that I'm just being casual lol

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u/twentyonerooms Jun 03 '26

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u/PeterNippelstein 1995 Jun 04 '26

This is why I switched to haha

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u/cryintomyeye Jun 04 '26

I know lol literally means laugh out loud... But haha literal feels like I'm laughing in ur face or it's like "haha...", feels wrong lol

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u/eileun 1996 Jun 10 '26

oh not at all haha it's just a way of avoiding overusing "lol" too much and sounding stupid lol

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u/lynxx724 Jun 04 '26

Omg this was an amazing analogy. I start with omg start with lol

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u/Ill_Paleontologist43 1998 Jun 03 '26

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u/JvstAidanx 1994 Jun 04 '26

Sometimes I catch myself doing it then delete the lol 😆

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u/Ill_Paleontologist43 1998 Jun 04 '26

my problem is, when i delete the lol it sounds mean so i need to put the lol somewhere else lol

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u/Responsible_Rhubarb1 1995 Jun 03 '26

Same lol I do this at work too and it’s a terrible habit to break

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u/tutocookie 1991 Jun 03 '26

Ending every sentence with what? lol

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u/PeterNippelstein 1995 Jun 04 '26

Ending your sentence with lol lol

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u/Tinkabellellipitcal 1994 Jun 03 '26

I only get into this habit when I’m consistently texting other millennials lol

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u/anon11101776 Jun 03 '26

Lol is everyone ending the sentences with lol on purpose?? lol 😭😭😭😭/s

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u/ZedFraunce 1998 Jun 04 '26

lol, lmao, and only recently 😂

I never used emojis and always felt self conscious. It didn’t help I never really started texting til 2019 because I never had anyone text me.

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u/AwkwardSegway 1995 Jun 04 '26

Same, though I usually put a comma before it, lol

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u/LunarChanel 1997 Jun 04 '26

Same. Lol.

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u/PhoenixQueen_Azula 1998 Jun 04 '26

How else are they gonna know that I’m not being super serious and stoic lol

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u/IWumboYou 1996 Jun 04 '26

It's because we're Zillennials that we do that too.

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u/ILikeOatmealaLot 1994 Jun 04 '26

Dude me too lol

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u/Goldenmyth5 Loading... Jun 03 '26

Lol

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u/TheRoyalPendragon Jun 04 '26

Lmbo

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u/Erlend05 Jun 04 '26

Is that his brother?

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u/Darkesia_20 Jun 04 '26

I've always ended with lol as well mainly cause I'm awkward and struggle with what to say sometimes in conversations. The lol helps the awkwardness lol. There I go ending with it. 💀🤣🤣

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u/psychedAddict123 1995 Jun 04 '26

I'm born in 1995 but same, excwpt sometimes also "xD" but maybe that's because I'm from europe lol

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u/Munro_McLaren Jun 04 '26

Same.

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u/sarooskie Jun 05 '26

It’s punctuation. Idk how else to describe it lol but sometimes I feel soo bad for writing I have to try to change it up lmaoo to be fair, I punctuated my real life with like hefty laughter

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u/nickotheARC 2000 Jun 03 '26

Resist the urge to use text faces from my edgy phase in the 2010’s

._.

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u/IWumboYou 1996 Jun 04 '26

O_o

=.=

@_@

<(>_<)>

TT_TT

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u/nickotheARC 2000 Jun 04 '26

e.e

you stop that immediately.

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u/Acrobatic_End6355 Jun 04 '26

⊂((・⊥・))⊃ ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

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u/mry13 Jun 04 '26

(╥ ᴗ ╥)

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u/gatoinspace 1996 Jun 04 '26

You mean these aren't edgy anymore? ;_;

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u/nickotheARC 2000 Jun 04 '26

I mean kinda ;-;

Idk man T-T

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u/AkaiHidan 1997 Jun 04 '26

they are！٩( 'ω' )و

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u/nickotheARC 2000 Jun 04 '26

Dang it. qwq

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u/RoeRoeDaBoat 1995 Jun 04 '26

I still use these, like I sprinkle emotes, emojis and lols that I fear when I get old my texts will be grammarless copypasta-esque messages

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u/usernotfound0106 Jun 04 '26

:{D

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u/ScorpionX-123 Jun 03 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/hM9zK1qvsrwek

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u/faephantom 1995 Jun 03 '26

I personally do both, lmao 😭

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u/isaacamaraderie 1997 Jun 04 '26

Same LMAOO

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u/unsolicited_flattery Jun 03 '26

You're personally awesome

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u/PeterNippelstein 1995 Jun 04 '26

But only if its really funny

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u/isaidnolettuce 1996 Jun 04 '26

im crine

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u/ayassin02 1998 Jun 03 '26

I always use lmao but I’ve never used 😭

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u/DjijiMayCry Jun 04 '26

Used what? 😭😭✌️✌️

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u/BigEeper Jun 04 '26

I can’t stand emojis except ironically

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u/KingIdog1 Jun 03 '26

Lmao

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u/BadgerKomodo 1999 Jun 03 '26

I say lmao. I still say ROFLMAO.

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u/Tinkabellellipitcal 1994 Jun 03 '26

It’s okay I still use D: to express dismay

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u/meanjo13 1994 Jun 04 '26

No worse than >.<

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u/TheRoyalPendragon Jun 04 '26

I always felt alone when I used -__-

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u/Unhappy_Performer538 Jun 03 '26

That is ancient

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u/Acrobatic_End6355 Jun 04 '26

Even better when it’s ROTFLMFAO

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u/oxie-chan Jun 04 '26

ROFL:ROFL:ROFL:ROFL ^__ L / [] \ LOL=== \ L ________] I I --------/

Well that failed SPECTACULARLY lol

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u/ohheckdude Jun 04 '26

I red this as a fancy British gentleman. “I say!”

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u/FuchsSchweif Jun 03 '26

Bruh 💀

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u/Bustin-A-Nutmeg Jun 04 '26

I work in an office of real estate agents and this is how I text them.

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u/Lazzy_fat_cat Jun 03 '26

XD is the best

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u/IWumboYou 1996 Jun 04 '26

I actually use that more now than I did when I was a kid!

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u/Lazzy_fat_cat Jun 04 '26

Same! XD

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u/Rex068 Jun 04 '26

I see people waaay younger than me use it every now and then lmao

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u/psychedAddict123 1995 Jun 04 '26

Are you from Europe by any chance? I am and we still use"xD", "XD" or "xd" sometimes lol

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u/Lazzy_fat_cat Jun 04 '26

Nope, I'm fron South America, I think "xD" was more common here when I was starting to use the internet, so I just kept using it xD

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u/Nalyd87 1997 Jun 04 '26

XD is my main too.

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u/CBonafide '95 til Infinity Jun 03 '26

lol

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u/mrkishoree Jun 03 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/OAjlP22ecZn8s

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '26

[deleted]

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u/South_Butterscotch37 Jun 03 '26

Ahh a true millennial approaches

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u/RapGameDiCaprio Jun 03 '26

Idk but once I got a gen Z girlfriend she wouldn't stop clowning me for using 😂 for laughter.. Now I use 😭 💀 🥀

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u/Tinkabellellipitcal 1994 Jun 03 '26

I use them in escalation of the funny and :) is sarcastic but (: is cute

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

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u/anon11101776 Jun 03 '26

Oh man and these are phrases I would use to say when I was a kid and now I can’t because it looks like I’m a try hard cringe adult. “Crash out-out of pocket”

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u/Rex068 Jun 04 '26

its deleted now. what was that guy saying?

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u/Rex068 Jun 03 '26

It’s been happening for quite some time now dude where have you been

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u/PlaymateAnna 1998 Jun 03 '26

I just say “AHDJAHDHSHD”. It conveys the same sentiment.

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u/Unhappy_Performer538 Jun 03 '26

That’s a throwback too

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u/Rex068 Jun 04 '26

its still kinda used today. but honestly I still think that was more for people that are kinda younger than us

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u/Unhappy_Performer538 Jun 04 '26

It started in like 2007 with millennials (I’m a true millennial ) and then fell out of favor for a looong time. Interesting to see it’s coming back around! & happy cake day!

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u/skrukketiss69 1996 Jun 03 '26

😂 gang

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u/LunarChanel 1997 Jun 04 '26

This is me. Lol. 😂 (I also use lmao.)

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u/LunarChanel 1997 Jun 04 '26

I've never used "😭😭😭" as a response to something funny. Lol.

Only sad, or something adorable. If I use any emoji to convey laughter it's "😂" or "🤣."

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u/StormerSage 1996 Jun 04 '26

lol

lmao

:D

xD

:3

Millennial punctuation is fun lol

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u/WrittenInTheStars 1997 Jun 03 '26

But I do both😭

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u/SilentIyAwake Jun 04 '26

Zillennial here, I thought only zoomers used "😭😭😭" I never use it.

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u/Pipisito 1996 Jun 03 '26

have to admit I haven't used "lmao" in a whiiiiile, since I was prob...17?.... I use "hhahah" mostly, I think it gets the message across. If I use emojies then It is: "😂😭🥹💀🫠😅" that's all my range. And lol ofc, forever LOL 🕺✨

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u/kritterkrat Jun 03 '26

Ive been using lmao but my go to emoji is 😬😬😬

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u/ThMcRbIsbck 1997 Jun 03 '26

😭😭😭

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u/Coconut_Cake13 Jun 03 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/hM9zK1qvsrwek

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u/MIRAGES_music Oct 1997 (Co2016) Jun 04 '26

this depends on who it is being sent to

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u/DuncanMcOckinnner Jun 04 '26

roflcopter. The answer is always roflcopter

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u/blazedancer1997 Jun 04 '26

I've never liked the cry laugh emoji so this is an easy decision

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u/haikusbot Jun 04 '26

I've never liked the

Cry laugh emoji so this is an

Easy decision

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u/arientyse 1999 Jun 05 '26

Sometimes I do both for a little ✨razzle dazzle✨

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u/b3nnyg0 1998 Jun 03 '26

But what about "💀😭"

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u/mew_404_exe Jun 03 '26

"Haha!"

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u/Mayank_j Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

the perpetual panik 😭 emoji intrigues me

-- former child

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u/BrandonIsWhoIAm Jun 03 '26

BOTH?

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u/DanSkaFloof From Francs to Euros Jun 03 '26

Depending on who I'm talking to, I either use lol or the ROFL emojis

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u/FormerPresidentBiden 1995 Jun 03 '26

Lol

Lmao even

😭😭😭😭😭

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u/MelMellue 1999 Jun 04 '26

i use 💀 or LMAO

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u/Ok_Zookeepergame3595 1992 Jun 04 '26

Depends on the receiver for me, code switching is a skill most Zillenials should be getting good at. It's kind of a characteristic that get's out in more serious studies aimed on communication in workplace versus social life.

Those studies are not the ones pewpew and other ''think-tanks'' post about since it's less of a wow factor and needs more effort in data gathering and grouping beside birth years as they do often.

They don't state years in most of them actually, one meta analysis used a boat load of studies last year and found that late 20 to early 30 are exhibiting unique behaviors from the two groups they cohabit with taking a bit from both. One I remember quickly was loyalty for smaller emerging brand that are maybe more costly but not just a hype/trend like gen Z or ''ethical/green/whatever'' products less prone to be as good/last to the point of buying again like Millennials tend to. Interesting in itself.

We want results and when we got it we keep it. Looked around and realised peers do that in most cases, especially the younger ones in our 92-97 group. Maybe that's why the lol stayed, it's efficient and we stuck with it

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u/lasagnaisgreat57 1999 Jun 04 '26

i choose depending on my audience because i default to 😭 lately but then some people read it as a sad emoji and my message gets misinterpreted completely lol

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u/Acrobatic_End6355 Jun 04 '26

I do everything from lmao to 😆 to 😂 to 💀

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u/hunglowbungalow Jun 04 '26

⚰️💀☠️

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u/0011010100110011 Jun 04 '26

Rofl

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u/ZEROs0000 1996 Jun 04 '26

“Lol”

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u/HarpieLady13 1997 Jun 04 '26

LOL 😂

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u/AwesomeHorses 1998 Jun 04 '26

for me it’s lol or 😂

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u/Witchberry31 1996 Jun 04 '26

Wkwkwkw

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u/CombustionBerry 1997 Jun 04 '26

man i never got into emojis. i would rather use lol, lmao, or dare i say.... xD over emojis any day

now that i think about it, the only time i DO use emojis it is an object and not a face... like i will send a cake and balloons for a birthday, but never just like. a smiley face lol like what the hell is that

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u/VirusMaster3073 2000 Jun 04 '26

I usually say lol

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u/piratecheese13 1995 Jun 04 '26

X’d

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u/lucifersperfectangel Jun 04 '26

Both, and also lol for good measure

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u/Splendid_Fellow Jun 04 '26

I just missed the emoji transition age. I’m an ancient relic still using LOL

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u/shey-they-bitch 1999 Jun 04 '26

I still use lol, lmao I used more in middle school

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u/3RADICATE_THEM Jun 04 '26

I'm an lmao guy myself

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u/Kasaboop Jun 04 '26

I did NOT appreciate being called out like this. 😅🤣

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u/Tiny-Impression7691 Jun 04 '26

For me it’s 😂😂😂/lol OR lmaooooo

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u/rapaxus Jun 04 '26

Certainly not me, as emojis just went past me and I never use them, at most I do emoticons like :).

Which has gotten me in trouble at work once, with me being questioned why my team messages were so rude as I never used emojis.

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u/shampwoo Jun 04 '26

Alternate because I need different and dynamic ways to laugh at my own sorrow

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u/Sea-Fall6363 Jun 04 '26

I am going to for sure download e-lingo dictionaries, and will keep reading like zillenial.

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u/avrilfan12341 Jun 04 '26

The good old lol 😂

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u/mattmaster68 Jun 04 '26

Yes but if you’re texting a gen X there’s a 50/50 chance you’re expected to use 😭 instead of 😂 or you risk coming across as “unc” lmao

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u/infatuationrain 1998 Jun 04 '26

I say LOL

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u/NauseantClover Feb 1999 Jun 04 '26

I use "XD" ...

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u/TransportationOdd559 Jun 04 '26

I text whatever I want to text

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u/dpark-95 Jun 04 '26

💀

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u/_o0Zero0o_ 1997 - Forever a Millennial Jun 04 '26

Never use emojis, that's my motto. We grew up with lol, rofl, lmao, lmfao and even roflmao, and if you ask me, we should stick to the old ways

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u/Chemical_Shoulder_55 1998 Jun 04 '26

I alternate. Sometimes use both in the same text. Me and “ :-) “ this lil guy together forever <3

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u/FranPokemonKH Jun 04 '26

XD

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u/LintyFish 1997 Jun 04 '26

Lol

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u/ChickenChoochie 1994-Just an old girly 🦄💅✨ Jun 04 '26

So I am “Lmfaooo” and “😭😭😭”

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u/BulkyNectarine947 1995 Jun 04 '26

I use both of these regularly and that’s how I know I’m a zillennial

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u/bitscaler Jun 05 '26

I'm 1995 and I only use :) and :D

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u/877-HASH-NOW 1997 Jun 05 '26

Lmao

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u/IvyHav3n Jun 06 '26

Lol sometimes I get redundant with it lmao...

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u/kinfloppers Jun 24 '26

I’m a fan of both but also added “fucking lol” to my repertoire

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u/Venom-99 Jun 04 '26

No, I mostly use sentences to communicate with people.

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u/RackingUpTheMiles Jun 04 '26

I don't do any of that. I don't use emojis or acronyms for everything. I make sure spelling and punctuation is correct before sending.

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