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Emoji - Just Another Emperor's New Clothes Story

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bainbrig | 07:04 Thu 07th Sep 2017 | Arts & Literature
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Emojis must surely be a passing fad, as they are a useless substitute for real language.

So why do so many otherwise intelligent people not call this spade a spade? Are they scared of not being trendy?

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they give work to the people of Textopolis

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4877122/

Plus, they're a useful shorthand, especially on platforms where character counts are limited.
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Emojis are extremely useful for portraying the intent behind the written word on forums and in short messages - there has been many a spat on here when the reader didn't realise the writer was joking, being ironic or sarcastic.
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I can live with that, hc.

It's the sort of idiocy that tries to translate (for example) Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? into 'emoji' that exasperates me.

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well I agree its pretty silly but not sure how it hurts you?

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