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LOL :) -- A Guide to Internet Lingo and Emoticons

With just a few keystrokes, you can quickly convey laughter, disbelief, and other complex emotions on the Net. Here's the lingo you need to know.

James A. Martin

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More Shorthand Slang Online

Hungry for more? The Internet is full of sites that catalog emoticons and acronyms. Here are a few:

AOL subscribers can visit AOL's Computer Center as a starting point. Within the Computer Center channel, click the Fun Stuff tab, then select the Online Fun button, and click the Learn to :) and LOL Online link. You'll find a list of the basic acronyms and emoticons.

NetLingo offers one of the most comprehensive lists of acronyms.

The Correspondence Area of the Primitive Baptist Web Station gives a simple, bare-bones guide to the most common emoticons and acronyms.

The Ultimate Chatlist provides a no-frills but exhaustive list of emoticons.

UselessKnowledge.com combines a brief acronym usage history and glossary with a list of the more commonly used emoticons.

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