How does XD convey sarcasm? I post like I write for my novel, "You are so smart," he said sarcastically. Or, if I am really feeling snarky " You are so smart, Jackass." But XD conveys neither of those emotions to me.Owyn_Merrilin said:
I Hate Emoticons
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Yeah that makes very little sense. Difference with most non-verbal communication, is that a lot of it goes neigh-automatically. Quite different with emoticons, and if you spam them too much their message fades away and people get annoyed.MarkDavis94 said:
That wasn't a particularly good example on my part. I might be able to come up with something better if I were actually in his position and/or cared enough. Anyway, humans have written letters (and novels or poems) for quite a long time. I'm pretty sure that they managed without emoticons. As I said, they are not necessary, just very easy and quick to use. I acknowledge that, but that doesn't mean I have to like them.Owyn_Merrilin said:
It doesn't make any sense, but it doesn't have to, because it's not a conscious act, but an association. When you say "water" some people will immediately think of fire, others of ice. Same thing. And I find your answer very confusing. Please don't try to fry my brain.
Edit: Also, seeing a smiley face in a post directed at me makes me feel like the writer is trying to mock me. Another weird association.
I just looked that up. It's only applicable in a certain (very specific) context. Very interesting, but not necessarily a hyperbole. But yeah, still wrong.
Isb't most of real life communication non-verbal? So emoticons can help getting across whetever you are being sarcastic or serious or what. I do agree that when people add them in completely superflously (Is that a word and did I spell it right? I think one of the answers is no)
What does that one even mean?Soylent Bacon said:
OT: I like using them on occasion for some conveyance of tone over the internet. Also, because I like the penguin <(").
Come on Op, lighten up. 
I can understand being annoyed by the overuse of emoticons,
but they serve a practical purpose if used wisely! Anonymity on the internet makes it hard to understand emotions and mannerisms.
Besides, this is the only cool emoticon, useful for any situation. Found someone using it on deviantART.
/)^o^(\ Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!
This thread is now 20% cooler.
I can understand being annoyed by the overuse of emoticons,
but they serve a practical purpose if used wisely! Anonymity on the internet makes it hard to understand emotions and mannerisms.
Besides, this is the only cool emoticon, useful for any situation. Found someone using it on deviantART.
/)^o^(\ Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!
This thread is now 20% cooler.
There's a huge difference in writing a letter and having a conversation, and only since Instant Messaging has been invented we've really been able to have conversations through text. And it's in conversations that emoticons find their use, as a crude replacement for non-verbal communication.hypovolemia said:
This. In fact,Catchy Slogan said:Only when they are overused/ used in the wrong way. For example, A '
and ;p are pretty much the only ones I use, and only when I'm concerned that word choice hasn't sufficiently conveyed my intended tone.
Yeeeah, I really hate that one. Also this: ^_^; or whatever. Is that a sweat drop or something?Soylent Bacon said:
Emoticons annoy me the most when people add noses, though:
I put emoticons on the same level as things like "lol" and "brb." Overuse of them is irritating, yes, but they are part of the way our language has developed in response to the creation of the internet, and it's traceable and understandable as to why it developed in this way. Overuse of them implies a lack of ability to express oneself effectively, but they are the results of natural evolution of a language to cope with social, cultural, and technological advancement, and there is nothing wrong with using them. Condemning them all on principle is kind of stupid.
Emoticons are fine and all, but...
Don't you miss actually having to learn how to write in a way that conveys emotion instead of relying on conversational crutches?
Don't you miss actually having to learn how to write in a way that conveys emotion instead of relying on conversational crutches?
I do use them sometimes. Like this one: or D: but thats usually only when I'm being a dumb ass joking around, which is pretty much all the time on the internet.
I do however love to use what I like to call verbal emoticons. Example: I am happy face, I am angry face, I am sad face.. You can also use variations of them. Some variations of sad face could be: I am not happy face right now, I am depression face, I am emo face, as well as: I am anger face, I am rage face and I am pissed off face, as variations for angry face. You can also use them as: That is awesome face or that is not happy face.
I use them all the time and have somehow influenced my friends into using them. I hope to infect the internet with my own retarded slang.
or D: but thats usually only when I'm I do however love to use what I like to call verbal emoticons. Example: I am happy face, I am angry face, I am sad face.. You can also use variations of them. Some variations of sad face could be: I am not happy face right now, I am depression face, I am emo face, as well as: I am anger face, I am rage face and I am pissed off face, as variations for angry face. You can also use them as: That is awesome face or that is not happy face.
I use them all the time and have somehow influenced my friends into using them. I hope to infect the internet with my own retarded slang.