Have you ever slipped your favorite “text slang” into casual conversation? Embarrassing, right?

Don’t worry. You were just being a vocabulary pioneer.

According to this article from BBC, LOL has made it’s way into the Oxford English Dictionary alongside similar expressions FYI and OMG.

We at USDemocrazy urge you to use caution when using these expressions in your English papers, but fully encourage you to use them to get ahead in Scrabble games.

What do you think? Are you ready for “text slang” to be on your Word of the Day calendar?