Comments on: Smileys and other emoticons within parentheses http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175 Forum for the gray areas of the English language Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-11751 David Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:20:22 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-11751 Perhaps a guide in this quandary lies in your noting that emoticons are part of *informal* writing, and so perhaps, it just does not matter too much. :-) I tend to use your option one, while always feeling forced to stop and think about it! I greatly dislike programmes that automatically convert to graphical smileys; Google Chat's versions are probably the least offensive I know of.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-11751">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Perhaps a guide in this quandary lies in your noting that emoticons are part of *informal* writing, and so perhaps, it just does not matter too much. :-)

I tend to use your option one, while always feeling forced to stop and think about it!

I greatly dislike programmes that automatically convert to graphical smileys; Google Chat’s versions are probably the least offensive I know of.

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]]> By: Pradeep http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-11475 Pradeep Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:26 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-11475 good questions. One should go with the option 3 there :) Thanks<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-11475">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> good questions. One should go with the option 3 there :)
Thanks

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]]> By: A.C. http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-9433 A.C. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:08:23 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-9433 http://xkcd.com/541<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-9433">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> http://xkcd.com/541

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]]> By: majormetts http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-9279 majormetts Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:47:01 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-9279 I do what svellabrjotur does above, taking my cue from Chicago pg 442: [dare I provide an example here? :)]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-9279">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I do what svellabrjotur does above, taking my cue from Chicago pg 442:

[dare I provide an example here? :)]

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]]> By: Riah Sahiltaahk http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-7164 Riah Sahiltaahk Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:31:44 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-7164 This isn't really a problem at all, people are just used to writing smileys the wrong way around. (The correct way has less problems with parentheses (: )<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-7164">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> This isn't really a problem at all, people are just used to writing smileys the wrong way around. (The correct way has less problems with parentheses (: )

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]]> By: Alexey http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-4522 Alexey Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:53:22 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-4522 Excuse for intrusion, but at me not the big question. How you think how many people on the ground smoke and how many have ceased?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4522">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Excuse for intrusion, but at me not the big question. How you think how many people on the ground smoke and how many have ceased?

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]]> By: IngisKahn http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-4453 IngisKahn Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:31:06 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-4453 Hmm, the spammers could use some help with English...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4453">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hmm, the spammers could use some help with English…

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]]> By: Kolin http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-4296 Kolin Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:37:55 +0000 http://painintheenglish.com/?p=175#comment-4296 Hi! Do not prompt as me to send e-mail? = (<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-4296">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hi! Do not prompt as me to send e-mail? = (

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