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Why not use the word "summary"?

• hasenj 14y ago
  I think it's the same reason people write "lol" instead of "hahaha" even though they are not actually laughing out loud. It sounds like internet speek, it's cooler and more 1337.
  • rhu86 14y ago
    To be fair, this is the way language has always evolved. Interesting article on a related topic: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21956748 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21956748
• cpeterso 14y ago
  "Executive summary" is the original TL;DR.