«Millennials found a way to transport the richness of human expression into the realm of texts and tweets, crafting a language that is just as expressive and nuanced as face-to-face conversation.» Love this explanatory ode to three letters that have outgrown their earlier use lol

From Weekly Filet #487, in May 2024.

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