Turns out it was just two bored guys from Oregon that just decided to speak like pirates.
Arrr. Or whatever.
We have 250,000 words in English
Oh no. We have at least 250,000 words in English, actually.
But don't mind me. I'm just being pedantic.
Cuppojoe
· 2 years ago
Personally, I favor the wink over all other emoticons. To me, it means, "Don't take what you just read too seriously. There's probably more than a little tongue-in-cheek going on there." Or something like that, anyway. Since it's not REALLY an emotion that's being expressed in this case, maybe the problem lies with the word "emoticon".
As for the rest, I agree that they are over-used. And probably misused, as well. The smile never really conveys any useful information unless it's to say, "Stay happy even after reading what you just read!" Worse are LOL, LMAO, and ROFL (which are now often automatically converted into emoticons). Seriously... Did you really laugh out loud, laugh your ass off, or find yourself rolling on the floor in laughter? Or was it simply easier to type those few characters than to compliment the person you're chatting with by saying, "That was funny!"?
Nils Geylen
· 2 years ago
@Rich: the question of course remains, why? But then again, ours is not to reason why... especially when it has to do with the internet. But thanks, I did correct that: when you're right, you're right.
@CoJ: hey there stranger. I think you nailed it there: they're not 'emoticons' at all. Look, even my spell checker refuses to accept the word. Perhaps they're more like 'writing add-ons' or something; they look neat and nifty at first but just slow you down after a while.
Joe
· 2 years ago
They're just a modern-day version of the hieroglyphic...just perfect for the occupants of a lazy digital age.
For what it's worth, I only use LOL when I did, in real life, actually laugh out loud.
Richard
· 2 years ago
Nils: For the same reason I occasionally break into Esperanto when talking to my friends, probably.
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Turns out it was just two bored guys from Oregon that just decided to speak like pirates.
Arrr. Or whatever.
Oh no. We have at least 250,000 words in English, actually.
But don't mind me. I'm just being pedantic.
As for the rest, I agree that they are over-used. And probably misused, as well. The smile never really conveys any useful information unless it's to say, "Stay happy even after reading what you just read!" Worse are LOL, LMAO, and ROFL (which are now often automatically converted into emoticons). Seriously... Did you really laugh out loud, laugh your ass off, or find yourself rolling on the floor in laughter? Or was it simply easier to type those few characters than to compliment the person you're chatting with by saying, "That was funny!"?
@CoJ: hey there stranger. I think you nailed it there: they're not 'emoticons' at all. Look, even my spell checker refuses to accept the word. Perhaps they're more like 'writing add-ons' or something; they look neat and nifty at first but just slow you down after a while.
For what it's worth, I only use LOL when I did, in real life, actually laugh out loud.
Kial ne? ;)