From: Dennis Laganiere (dennisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 13:53:34 GMT-3
Thomas - Here's a description and number of examples of the "smilies" or
"emoticons"...
Part of the nature of a good one-on-one conversation is the use of visual
cues. How important are facial expressions and body gestures to a
conversation? A simple eye movement can mean the difference between "yes"
and "YES". Without auditory cues, the two are the same.
Since there are no visual or auditory cues with e-mail, users have come up
with "smilies" or "emoticons". These are simple strings of characters that
are interspersed in the e-mail text to convey the writer's emotions (cues).
The most common example is :-). Turn your head to the left and you should
see a happy face (the colon are the eyes, the dash is the nose and the
parentheses is the mouth). Here are some more examples.
This Means This
:-) Smiley face
;-) Wink (light sarcasm)
:-| Indifference
:-> Devilish grin (heavy sarcasm)
8-) Eyeglasses
:-D Shock or surprise
:-/ Perplexed
:-( Frown (anger or displeasure)
:-P Wry smile
;-} Leer
:-Q Smoker
:-e Disappointment
:-@ Scream
:-O Yell
Please don't ask me to interpret, because I don't understand them all.
They are typically found at the end of sentences and will usually refer back
to the prior statement.
I would recommend you use these sparingly. There are hundreds of these
things and their translations are by no means universal (a misinterpreted
smilie could lead to serious repercussions in your personal relations).
--- Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Larus [mailto:tlarus@mwc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:53 AM
To: 'Abraham, Ajith'; 'Ccielab (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: For thanksgiving sake what is 'IMHO'
It means "In my humble opinion."
While we're at it, here are some others:
LOL=Laugh out loud
ROFLMAO=Rolling on the floor laughing my a__ off
BTW=By the way
And, most pertinent to this thread: OT=Off-topic.
The things I still don't quite get are all the weird sideways smiley
faces and such using characters. :) stuff like that.
Best regards,
Thomas Larus
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Abraham, Ajith
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:00 AM
To: Ccielab (E-mail)
Subject: For thanksgiving sake what is 'IMHO'
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