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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 225920, member: 121"]I think most are just CUTE, and fairly useless....but the selection of a dozen or so can be (heck, ARE) very useful when time and space are of the essence. The art of writing has been truncated to fit our lifestyles and that is unfortunate.</p><p><br /></p><p>When "we" first started communicating it was via speech and body language. The written word came pass and we early on discovered that it takes a lot more time to express a complete thought without ambiguity (why do you think that most antique letters take a full page to tell some one a good time was had by all, BUT!). When the telegraph was invented short-speak came into vogue (due to cost by word) and there was never a suitable way to express thoughts completely (though I think it was either Dickens or Clemens and his editor that had the shortest "conversation in telegraphic history, and I quote "?" and the reply was "!"). The telephone was quickly embraced because we once again had the spoken word replete with inflections and laughter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that we have re-embraced the written word as a swift mode of communication we have had to find a method that would clarify a statement without turning a message into a book. Emoji fit that purpose. But as with so much in life, they have become "trendy" and I believe that many are designed "just because" and serve no practical purpose. That and dotting an i with a heart and other non-essential nonsense.....................</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">someone want to help me down from this pedestal? there's no air up here in my rarefied world of pontification and blatant ego boosting.................(insert appropriate emoji)</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 225920, member: 121"]I think most are just CUTE, and fairly useless....but the selection of a dozen or so can be (heck, ARE) very useful when time and space are of the essence. The art of writing has been truncated to fit our lifestyles and that is unfortunate. When "we" first started communicating it was via speech and body language. The written word came pass and we early on discovered that it takes a lot more time to express a complete thought without ambiguity (why do you think that most antique letters take a full page to tell some one a good time was had by all, BUT!). When the telegraph was invented short-speak came into vogue (due to cost by word) and there was never a suitable way to express thoughts completely (though I think it was either Dickens or Clemens and his editor that had the shortest "conversation in telegraphic history, and I quote "?" and the reply was "!"). The telephone was quickly embraced because we once again had the spoken word replete with inflections and laughter. Now that we have re-embraced the written word as a swift mode of communication we have had to find a method that would clarify a statement without turning a message into a book. Emoji fit that purpose. But as with so much in life, they have become "trendy" and I believe that many are designed "just because" and serve no practical purpose. That and dotting an i with a heart and other non-essential nonsense..................... [SIZE=3]someone want to help me down from this pedestal? there's no air up here in my rarefied world of pontification and blatant ego boosting.................(insert appropriate emoji)[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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