Interesting exceptions to the “no netspeak” rule are expressions of amusement. ‘haha’ (45% reply rate) and ‘lol’ (41%) both turned out to be quite good for the sender. This makes a certain sense: people like a sense of humor, and you need to be casual to convey genuine laughter. ‘hehe’ was also a successful word, but much less so (33%). Scientifically, this is because it’s a little evil sounding.
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