Re:Emojis are the body language of the digital age
by kissickas on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:54AM
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There are many HNers who know much more about Japan than I do, but I'm pretty sure the tear on the side is meant to represent relief. Imagine it in an anime. I'm not sure why it's a frown and now a shocked face/smile, though.
Here's a short article I found on a few other misinterpreted emoji: https://www.wired.com/2015/05/using-emoji-wrong/
Re:Emojis are the body language of the digital age
by astrobe_ on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:02PM
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People don't know how to quote in mail and forum posts, and one expect them to use emoji "correctly"?
Re:Emojis are the body language of the digital age
by nicky0 on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:27AM
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You are right. I think emoji tend to develop meaning by being repeatedly used in a context. Their names are titles or identifiers but not helpful for meaning.
Re:Emojis are the body language of the digital age
by freehunter on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:03PM
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Which kinda sucks, because if I don't know what a word means, I go to the dictionary. Someone using a word wrong is going to really throw me off if their usage doesn't match the dictionary definition. If I don't know what an emoji means, I'll look at the title. And it's likely something very different than the emotion trying to be portrayed.
That face is not disappointed but relieved. That face is 100% stricken with grief. That's the emoji I send to my wife when she texts me and says she's having a bad day.