..in defence of multiple emoticon usage..!!

[scalf]

/images/graemlins/grin.gif most language experts<most of whom a certified geniuses> agree that 60-80% of the true content of a conversation has to do with factors other than just the words: i.e. eye contact, body position, voice tone, hand gestures' flippin' the bird, etc, all are just as important; or more important than; just a written transcript of spoken word; therefore; everyone who does not use emoticons; irregular placement of text; and other linguistic tools as a regular part of her posts; clearly is not even trying to communicate in an efffextive manner...

jmho

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[TheBlueMonster]

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/images/graemlins/grin.gif most language experts<most of whom a certified geniuses> agree that 60-80% of the true content of a conversation has to do with factors other than just the words: i.e. eye contact, body position, voice tone, hand gestures' flippin' the bird, etc, all are just as important; or more important than; just a written transcript of spoken word; therefore; everyone who does not use emoticons; irregular placement of text; and other linguistic tools as a regular part of her posts; clearly is not even trying to communicate in an efffextive manner...

jmho

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[PoBoy321]

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[mslif]

emoticons are so cute /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[TheBlueMonster]

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[touchfaith]

I have far too many opportunities to use them, plus I'm addicted. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[MrTrik]

You sir shouldn't talk about communication with words like effextive.

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and other linguistic tools as a regular part of her posts

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I'm a guy.

[jakethebake]

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emoticons are so cute /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Yea. They're cute. But people use them in place of actual communication. They're safe. People can use them w/o fear of someone else taking the actual words too seriously. People can stop using them and stop communicating anything whenever they want.

[diebitter]

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...all are just as important; or more important than; just a written transcript of spoken word; therefore; everyone who does not use emoticons; irregular placement of text; and other linguistic tools as a regular part of her posts; clearly is not even trying to communicate in an efffextive manner...


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Has someone swapped your comma and semicolon keys?

[jason_t]

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emoticons are so cute /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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I'm obsessed with emoticons in AIM. I find them extremely cute and use them constantly.

[lem45216]

Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone on msn or similar where they've downloaded one of those 12835695732650246 free emoticon packages? That is where emoticons cross the line, because they've got a different one for every letter or possible letter grouping. E.g. if they type a "?" it appears as a gigantic pink ? with stars around it, clogging up the screen. So pointless and difficult to read. Anyone who has that when talking to me gets an instablocking.

[Dave G.]

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Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone on msn or similar where they've downloaded one of those 12835695732650246 free emoticon packages? That is where emoticons cross the line, because they've got a different one for every letter or possible letter grouping. E.g. if they type a "?" it appears as a gigantic pink ? with stars around it, clogging up the screen. So pointless and difficult to read. Anyone who has that when talking to me gets an instablocking.

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Hahaha. Yeah. The offender of this category is almost exclusively female in my experience. I share your disdain for such crap, but I don't want to block all the cute females from talking to me. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[lem45216]

Yeah, well if they're cute i might let it go. But if its heavy emoticon use coupled with "yer so wt u ^ den huni? lol 2day i wnt shppn lol wid ma m8s lol nd it wz gud lyk wel wkd. lol u lyk mi motikons den lol?! dey r wel wkd!!1 lol"
then i'm heading for that block button.