{"id":362,"date":"2009-02-19T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/02\/19\/mumspeak-like-lolspeak-only-weirder\/"},"modified":"2009-02-19T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T15:10:00","slug":"mumspeak-like-lolspeak-only-weirder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/02\/19\/mumspeak-like-lolspeak-only-weirder\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumspeak: like lolspeak, only weirder"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Background: I had my citizenship test on Tuesday morning. More on that later. But for now, just enjoy these emails!)<\/p>\n

From: Mum
Monday morning
<\/strong>
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!<\/p>\n

good luck for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

lol Mum and Dad xxxxxx<\/p>\n

From: Me
Monday afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

(Did you know that LOL means “laughing out loud”? I am assuming (hoping?) that you thought it meant “lots of love”)<\/p>\n

From: Mum
Tuesday morning<\/strong><\/p>\n

In MUMSPEAK lol = lots of love. Henceforth, to avoid confusion , I shall sign off ool = oodles of love !!!!<\/p>\n

[neighbour] said that on facebook, you said that the exam was easy. I hope that’s the case.
ool Mum xxx<\/p>\n

From: Me
Tuesday evening<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOL<\/p>\n

———————-
Oh well, at least she’s actually using email now.<\/p>\n

I shall have to have words with their neighbour though, who friended me on Facebook last week… she seems to be telling my parents about all of my status updates, judging by this and other emails and phone calls!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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