[Enid]

Originally posted by lili
Ohai is a LOLcats original.

Nobody says it in reference to lolcats any more though. It's used in every day chitchat. It just irritates me.

[Ross]

ohailolcat

[lily.]

I use it now.. because of LoLcats.

[Fom]

Originally posted by Lauren
Plus we use abbreviations in everyday English anyway, "OK" for example, which is widely accepted as an actual word now.

Like someone said, the only one I can understand a problem with is "ohai", which is a random abbreviation, but I personally don't see problem with people using it.


Then again I guess I can see why people get annoyed, because I personally don't like completely text-speech sentences such as "hi how r u? im gud 2 thx" - but that can be supported by the same argument.

Yeh I totally agree, abbreviations are fine for me, but too much can be annoying. And when over used can be annoying, such as when people are using them for the sake of using them and fitting a trend.

If you are genuinely shorting down a sentence then I see no problem, as long every other few words aren't abbreviated

[30stone]

Everyone on here is hypocritical...

laugh out loud < just to join in.

[Nicky.]

Haha!

I think if the person wants to use it, then fine. Just don't read it!

But if we all started going around saying 'laugh out loud', 'laughing my *****g arse off' and saying Hello and Goodbye at every possible occasion, it would drive us all insane!

XD

[CaraRawr]

I don't have any problems with abbreviations. :]

LOLILY.

[Jayson]

I wouldn't mind them if they weren't overused.

They have lost their meaning because of the amount of times it's posted.

And Ohai, although it used to be classic on Lolcats, has been butchered.