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TO EMOJI OR NOT TO EMOJI
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TO EMOJI OR NOT TO EMOJI  An emoji is a graphical representation of words developed as an alternative way to communicate. Some people claim that emoji constitutes a new language. I think emoji does constitute a language, albeit a language in its infancy as emoji grammar is very limited at present, but I don’t think emoji is a radically different language. The Ancient Egyptians used pictures to represent words in their hieroglyphic writing system many centuries ago. Also some people claim that emoji represents a universal language. However, research shows that emoji are often misunderstood differently in different cultures - what the sender means isn’t always understood by the receiver of emoji. Furthermore, the Esperanto language, developed by L L Zamenhof in 1887, has a very strong claim to be the first attempt at developing a universal language, or at least a Western language. Here are ten bits of emoji trivia: 1. The word 'emoji' stems from the Japanese language and can be translated as 'picture character'; the meaning of emoji has nothing to do with the English word 'emotion'. 2. In 1999, Shigetaka Kurita created the first set of emoji after studying the facial expressions of people in the Japanese city in which he lived - see above image. 3. Emoji has become increasingly popular since the very late 1990s when Japanese companies adopted emoji to be used on their phones. 4. In 2010, emoji started to be converted into a standard code, known as Unicode Standard, allowing emoji to be used outside Japan in countries with different operating systems. 5. Emojipedia is an encyclopaedia of emoji developed by the Australian emoji specialist, Jeremy Burge, in 2013. 6. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries declared an emoji to be its word of the year. 7. 17 July has been dedicated as World Emoji Day. 8. Keith Broni, a British man, is the world’s first professional emoji translator. 9. In 2017 Sony released the first emoji-animated film, not surprisingly titled The Emoji Movie; it was panned by film critics. 10. Also in 2017, researchers from the University of Michigan found that the 'Face with Tears of Joy' emoji - see below - is the most popular emoji used worldwide; they also found that the French used love-associated emoji the most. Do you regularly use emoji? I’m not too conversant with emoji though I do use a couple of emoji on this site. I use emoji here to signify that I’m trying to be friendly or humorous just in case my attempts at being friendly or humorous may not be understood. An emoji is a very useful way of communicating online without the offline advantages of seeing someone’s face, hearing someone’s voice, smelling someone's aroma, touching someone's skin and tasting someone's body. Online communication is almost senseless!  |
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Below is emoji graffiti - it's a termite mound in Western Australia that's regularly painted to look like the poo emoji!  [image]
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occasionally i use an emoji. but i prefer words, being old fashioned, or just old. i find the excessive use of emojis irritating. and the plethora of emojis confusing. why do i need an emoji of a nurse, or a pickle? i don't see the point tbh. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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The only emojis i use, is the smileys, the ones on here are great for conveying a joke, a statement, a question etc, especially when chatting on here and you don't know a person very well, a simple phrase can be mis-construed very easily.
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 = D%    and because i'm french happyf; Sommaire Et la souffrance vgtale L'être idéal ? Un ange dévasté par l'humour. E.M. Cioran
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I use them now and then when I know what they mean lol! However I prefer to get my meaning across with a careful use of words because I am usually pretty certain what they mean! ~~Anais Nin~~
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I use them once in awhile. I view them more as garnish to my message, not part of the message itself. There are too many of them to learn and keep up with. Please don't let me be misunderstood.
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Great information, and I use them all the time here.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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Do you regularly use emoji? Just simple ones as teases. What a mess it would be to try to make it a language. It would be as useful as Esperanto. Also congratulations Keith Broni for having such a useless career
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 I use the fairly often
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Sure do spunky hugs V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I sign my personal emails with cat emojis but I prefer words. I use them here for fun but I wish we had some new ones (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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I usually stick to just using the 'safe' smilies 
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occasionally i use an emoji. but i prefer words, being old fashioned, or just old. i find the excessive use of emojis irritating. and the plethora of emojis confusing. why do i need an emoji of a nurse, or a pickle? i don't see the point tbh.
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I also prefer words over emojis but emoji has its uses!
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The only emojis i use, is the smileys, the ones on here are great for conveying a joke, a statement, a question etc, especially when chatting on here and you don't know a person very well, a simple phrase can be mis-construed very easily.
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= D% and because i'm french happyf;
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I use them now and then when I know what they mean lol! However I prefer to get my meaning across with a careful use of words because I am usually pretty certain what they mean!
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I totally agree; emoji only has a small role to play in language even online!
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I use them once in awhile. I view them more as garnish to my message, not part of the message itself. There are too many of them to learn and keep up with.
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Great information, and I use them all the time here..
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Do you regularly use emoji? Just simple ones as teases. What a mess it would be to try to make it a language. It would be as useful as Esperanto. Also congratulations Keith Broni for having such a useless career
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I use the fairly often
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Sure do spunky hugs V
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I sign my personal emails with cat emojis but I prefer words. I use them here for fun but I wish we had some new ones
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I usually stick to just using the 'safe' smilies
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Given all the hype following the Internet it's a wonder how we survived in pre-Internet times! It's good to see you back in blogland.
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