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What does that stand for? Your guide to digital shorthand

The Leveson Inquiry revelation made by Rebekah Brooks remains fresh in our minds and is perhaps a mix-up we can all relate to.

She claimed that David Cameron used to sign his frequent text messages to her “LOL” which he took to mean “lots of love”. In fact the abbreviation is more commonly understood as “laugh out loud”.

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