What do you interpret "heh" as? Not laughter right?

RSI

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Just curious what your interpretation of this and other things are. Sometimes when talking to randomers (ICQ), I get the "what's so funny?" or some other message indicating that they believe I was imlpying laughter.

When I type "heh" in response to someone's message, I am not laughing, I am saying "heh"! Not "hehe", not "HAHA", "heh"! Get what I'm saying? There are other things like this that just kind of annoy me sometimes, I'll post them later if I think of them.

What are your thoughts on this? I mean, I interpret things as they are written most of the time, if someone types "haha", that is as if they are SAYING "haha", usually laughing or being sarcastic.

"heh" IMO is kind of a grunt of acknowledgement in a way... kind of hard to explain it. But I hope you get what I'm saying anyway.

-RSI
 

Russ

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&quot;Heh&quot; is 3/4's of &quot;hehe&quot;.

Russ, NCNE
 

BoberFett

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I think &quot;Heh&quot; is pretty close to &quot;Hehe&quot;. It's more of a small chuckle than a laugh.
 

Ultima200

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Whenever I say &quot;heh&quot; its usualy because either im too lazy to type another &quot;e&quot;, or I think something is mildly funny.
 

RSI

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Yeah but even at the full &quot;hehe&quot;, it isn't laughter! &quot;haha&quot; is a laugh.

Haha... ;)

-RSI
 

Isla

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I use heh the same way as you, RSI.

For example.

Heh, I didn't know that.

Heh, I bet you didn't know that!

Heh, did you hear that?

It may denote some humor or surprise but it is very, very subtle. Even slightly sarcastic.

At least, that's me.

:)
 

Hawk

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Yeah, I guess the general concensus in here is correct, I use heh in those ways. BTW, I hate it when people use &quot;lol,&quot; I much rather have them use haha. =)
 

JenniZ

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I use 'heh' when I run out of things to say, or have no response. OR I think whatever the person said is stupid, and dont know what to tell them.

heh.
 

harpomx

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I sya &quot;heh heh&quot; a lot, it always means just a mild chuckle. I say &quot;huh&quot; like &quot;Huh, I didn't know that.&quot;
 

marketsons1985

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I use it to humour people, i'm not extremely amused by what they said, but i'm not mad or bored. It's like a subtle chuckle for me.
 

Cretin

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Isla and JenniZ, thank you, you seem to understand what I'm sayin' here. ;)

If you guys don't know what I'm trying to say or something, read their posts. I guess I'm just incompetent, inable to adequately describe what I mean. :(

-RSI
 

uncouth

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I &quot;heh&quot; whenever I am sick of typing &quot;bob&quot;...

for example:

bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobhehbobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobbobobobobobbobobbobobobboboboboboboboobobobobobbobobobhehbobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobbobobobobbobobobobobobobobhehbobobobobboboboboboboboboboboboheh......


or that subtle sarcasm thing.
 

Theslowone

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LMFAOPIMGDMFPASOTMFFFTPOL

Laugh my farking arse off pimpin in my green dodge? thats as far as i could make of it. :):)
 

RU482

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...So what do you interpret &quot;LMFAOPIMGDMFPASOTMFFFTPOL?&quot;...

Hmm

Laugh my fuscking arse off, pizz in my gosh darn :) mother fuching pants and shiznit on the muzza fracking....you lost me
 

wviperw

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Well, my definition is mostly from how Kevin Rice uses it. He's the guy who does computer Q &amp; A for DailyRadar.com. For example, somebody will ask

&quot;What video card should I get with this system?&quot;.

Then he will respond something like

&quot;How many times do I have to say CHECK THE FAQ'S! heh&quot;

It sound Canadian don't ya think? :) It has an indesribable definition that scientists will be trying to figure out years from now...
 

BiggieN

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i use Muwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

as my evil laugh.....
 

konichiwa

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It can either be a grunt-ish thing of acknowledgement, as in:

Heh, I didn't know that.

Or it can be a response to something dryly funny or irreverent:

Gore's mom probably molested him. Heh.