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schinazi
4y ago
This morphing of LOL is used as an example in the very interesting and enjoyable book "Words on the Move: Why English Won't – and Can't – Sit Still (Like, Literally)" by John McWhorter. https://bookshop.org&#x
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schinazi
15y ago
There's no distortion. He might have been joking, but it was related during banter when he was a guest on the "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" game show, not an edited interview.