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Re:Emojis paved the way for UTF-8 everywhere by reaperducer on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:46PM (#25130947)
this isn't true for many things people want to talk about today

This makes me curious. What things can people talk about with emojis that they can't talk about in a proper language?

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Re:Emojis paved the way for UTF-8 everywhere by socraticmethod on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:46PM (#25132631)
Imagine saying "Awww yisss" as an emoji, only you don't actually have to say "aww yiss."
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Re:Emojis paved the way for UTF-8 everywhere by reaperducer on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:54PM (#25133353)
you don't actually have to say "aww yiss."

But you just did. So what does the emoji add to communication? And how does one get the secret decoder ring for it?

There are plenty of emojis that mean different things in different cultures. Some quite amusing.

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