Regarding abbreviations like LOL. I heard a fascinating commentary on public radio that such abbreviations can be found in 100-yr-old literature. I wish I cou

Regarding abbreviations like LOL. I heard a fascinating commentary on public radio that such abbreviations can be found in 100-yr-old literature. I wish I could quote the reference. I know it was the Stanford linguistics guy who does 5-min stories on Fresh Air. Maybe I can find a list of his commentaries.