Re: Emoji: emoticons vs. literacy

From: vunzndi@vfemail.net
Date: Wed Dec 24 2008 - 10:20:47 CST


Quoting "Jo dm" <ceriak@gmail.com>:

>> "Emoticons are childish. They're also a way for
>> people who can't write well enough to convey
>> their emotions through prose. If you write
>> something funny, I'll laugh. If you write
>> something not funny, putting in a stupid smiley
>> face isn't going to make it funny. And if you
>> write something clever or smarmy but fail to
>> convey such, winking at me isn't going to make
>> it clever or smarmy. See this paragraph? Do I
>> need to put in an emoticon to make my attitude
>> clear? I didn't think so."
>
> Punctuation marks are childish. They're also a way for people who
> can't write well enough to convey their intent and emotions through
> prose. If you write something inquisitive, I'll answer. If you just
> state something, putting in a stupid question mark isn't going to make
> it a question. And if you write something excited or stressful but
> fail to convey such, using an exclamation mark isn't going to make
> it excited or stressful.
> I am so angry and nervous now. The question is whether you see this
> paragraph or not, and whether I need to put in a punctuation mark to
> make my attitude clear or not. I didn't think so.
>

No.

No!

No?

John K :~)

> ;)
>
>
> Regards,
> dm
>
>
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