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An LOL guide from the OED

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Today presenter Evan Davis has made the ultimate modern blunder - getting the meaning of LOL wrong.

New Words Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary Fiona MacPherson explains the origins and uses of modern text abbreviations.


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