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When we talk to people face-to-face, our body language, the tone of our voice
and our facial expressions impart great meaning to what we say. You can
personalize your written messages by using smileys or emoticons--characters
you create with your keyboard. You will be amazed at the range of emotions these
little characters express. Here are some of the more popular ones:
:-) Your basic smiley. This smiley is used to inflect a
sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail.
;-) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or
sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said"
smiley.
:-( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last
statement or is upset or depressed about something.
:-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a :-(
but not quite as good as a :-).
:-> User just made a really biting sarcastic remark.
Worse than a ;-).
>:-> User just made a really devilish remark.
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:-) ha ha / happy
|-) hee hee
|-D ho ho
:-> hey hey
:-( boo hoo / sad
:-I hmmm
:-O oops / surprised
:-P nyahhhh!
:-@ Screaming
:-I Indifferent
:-e Disappointed
>:-< Mad
:-D Laughing ;-) Wink
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(-: User is left handed.
%-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours
straight.
:*) User is drunk.
[:] User is a robot.
8-) User is wearing sunglasses.
B:-) Sunglasses on head.
::-) User wears normal glasses.
B-) User wears horn-rimmed glasses.
8:-) User is a little girl.
:-)-8 User is a Big girl.
:-{) User has a mustache.
:-{} User wears lipstick.
{:-) User wears a toupee.
}:-( Toupee in an updraft.
:-7 User just made a wry statement.
:-* User just ate something sour.
:-)~ User drools.
:-~) User has a cold.
:'-( User is crying.
:'-) User is so happy, s/he is crying.
:-@ User is screaming.
:-# User wears braces.
:-& User is tongue tied.
+-:-) User is the Pope or holds some other religious
office.
`:-) User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning.
,:-) Same thing...other side.
|-I User is asleep.
|-O User is yawning/snoring.
:-Q User is a smoker.
:-? User smokes a pipe.
O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba
diver)
O :-) User is an angel (at heart, at least).
:-` User spitting out its chewing tobacco.
:-S User just made an incoherent statement.
:-D User is laughing (at you!)
:-X User's lips are sealed.
:-C User is really bummed.
:-/ User is skeptical.
C=:-) User is a chef.
*<:-) User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
:-o Uh oh!
(8-o It's Mr. Bill!
*:o) And Bozo the Clown!
3:] Pet smiley.
3:[ Mean Pet smiley.
E-:-) User is a Ham radio operator.
:-9 User is licking his/her lips.
[:-) User is wearing a walkman.
.-) User only has one eye.
,-) Ditto...but he's winking.
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Abbreviations
While smileys add personality to your messages, abbreviations save
keystrokes. Some common ones include:
- <BFN> Bye For Now
- <BTW> By The Way
- <G> Grin
- <HTH> Hope This Helps
- <IJWTK> I Just Want To Know
- <IJWTS> I Just Want To Say
- <IMHO> In My Humble Opinion
- <LOL> Laughing Out Loud
- <OTOH> On The Other Hand
- <ROTFL> Rolling on the Floor Laughing
- <TOY> Thinking of You
- <YMMV> Your Mileage May Vary
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