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Posted by Jordan Abel on 02/07/06 04:28
On 2006-02-07, Roy L Fuchs <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:15:01 GMT, bv@wjv.com (Bill Vermillion) Gave
> us:
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>>If someone has trouble seeing emoticons as normally presented,
>>they could use larger ones. I submit this for your use.
>
> I find it quite amusing that folks seem to think they need a new
> language like emoticons or rap to express themselves, when plain
> english works just fine.
Plain written english isn't sufficient to convey various nuances for
which tone, loudness [all caps is a binary thing, rather than the
degrees that exist in actual sound], etc, are used in the spoken
version - Plus, there's the obvious fact that verbal communication also
includes gestures and, *gasp* facial expression. Emoticons substitute
for some of these things.
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