Embrace the language of the future: Emoji

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1 Embrace the language of the future: Emoji FreeGrit emoji emoji facebook whats app ~ Nowadays, there are so many ways for people to communicate. Particularly in today s digital world, the colourful little icons known as emoji have become so popular that almost everyone uses them to express their emotions. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary even declared the face with tears of joy as its word of the year. From ordinary people s daily messages to celebrity tweets, a single pictograph or a chain of emoji can speak more than a thousand words. pictograph [ piktəuɡrɑ:f, -ɡræf] n. Unlike most languages you re familiar with, emoji effectively has few rules for grammar, vocabulary, syntax or semantics. The term was born in late 1990s Japan as picture (e) + character (moji) and featured prominently in electronic messages and on web pages. This quirky Japanese idea became popular on a global scale with the development of social media and the use of the emoji keyboard on Apple s ios operating system. semantics [si mæntiks] n. prominent [ prɔminənt] adj. quirky [ kwə:ki] adj. Most Frequently Used Emojis Per Country

2 Emojis are the first time we ve had a universal method of sending emotions as pictures, says Jeremy Burge, founder of reference website Emojipedia, which he launched in 2013 to document all the emoji symbols and meanings in the Unicode Standard system. The way I see emoji is as a one-off event that will never happen again as long as we use text keyboards for communicating. It s remarkable that, seemingly overnight, we got an additional keyboard that s installed by default on every phone in the world. one-off [ wʌnɔf, -ɔ:f] adj. The way I see emoji is as a one-off event that will never happen again as long as we use text keyboards for communicating. Emoji Emoji (one-off event The usage of these ideograms differs across various countries and platforms. For example, a recent analysis of the Emoji Usage of Smartphone Users by scholars from Peking University says that in France, people are more likely to use emoji, with 19.8% of messages involving at least one. (The most frequently used emoji in the country is.) Russia and the US are following, but with as the most used emoji. On the other hand, on Twitter, the most tweeted emoji in France is, and Italy and Japan share a similar love of the heart. As for the US, Canada and the UK, they just don t seem to be as happy. ideograph [ idiəuɡrɑ:f, aidi-, -ɡræf] n. The translation of emoji in different countries can also be a tricky thing. Burge explains that emoji use tends to fall into two categories: literal and figurative. For instance, people in the US have started using the WC emoji to mean woman crush instead of its original meaning, water closet for the toilet/bathroom, he says. tricky [ triki] adj. literal [ litərəl] adj.

3 figurative [ fiɡjurətiv] adj. closet [ klɔzit] n. A Guide to Using WeChat Emojis It is very difficult to talk to Chinese people without using emojis. Whenever a Chinese friend Facebook messages me, I feel compelled to reply with WeChat because there are messages and nuances that can only be expressed with emojis that only exist on WeChat. compel [kəm pel] vt. Emma If men don t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won t feel compelled to be submissive. The WeChat emoji keyboard. Besides the hundred-or-so official emojis that WeChat offers, it also allows users to exchange and collect stickers and gifs. sticker [ stikə] n. gif The difference between emojis on Chinese and Western apps can shed light on some interesting cultural disparities. I have noticed that Chinese messaging apps tend to have a lot more emojis for expressing deference and embarrassment (with elements like blushing)-traditional Chinese culture prizes humility and indirectness. You can never ask someone a favor without profusely expressing how bad you feel; you can never ask for someone s time without showing that you think you are hardly worthy of their time. shed light on Below are some emojis that I use most frequently while communicating on WeChat, but do not really have equivalents on Western messengers like Facebook Messenger and imessage. 1. Official Name:Shy

- I m better than you, but I want you to know that I m not just better but also humble - I have a favor to ask of you but I don t want to appear blunt - Humble brag - Downplay one s achievements -

4 - I m better than you, but I want you to know that I m not just better but also humble - I have a favor to ask of you but I don t want to appear blunt - Humble brag - Downplay one s achievements - Ask for a favor downplay [ daunplei] vt. favor [ feivə] n. do a favor, ask for a favor 2. Official Name: Smile - I don t know you that well and I don t want to come across as over-friendly, but I want to create a friendly atmosphere - I m asking you a favor and it would be inappropriate for me to use any of the other favor emojis because they are way too cute and you are more senior/older than me - To maintain a professional yet friendly relationship - To tell someone something very serious without coming across as mean **Note: DO NOT use this with friends (unless you are over 40), otherwise your friend will think you are trying to end the friendship by treating them like a stranger. **

5 For friends, use or instead. come across 4. Official Name: Trick - Look at you!!! - I have an idea that I think we ll both like - Tease someone - Emphasize the novelty of your idea Example 1: Example 2: tease [ti:z] vt.

6 5. Official Name: Fight - I respect you a lot and I m ready to learn from you - Sorry for troubling you - Thank you so much ** Note: This is a salute commonly used in Chinese Kung Fu before people fight each other. It is a mutual show of respect for each other s skills and abilities.* - For greeting when you first meet someone who is more senior or older - When you are asking a favor of someone that you respect 7. Official Name: Scowl - What the hell?! - Are you serious? I can t believe this happened. Express surprised disappointment/outrage scowl [skaul] vt.

7 8. Official Name: Grimace - I d love to help you but I really can t - I can t believe things turned out this way, but here s what happened - This is really awkward - Breaking bad news - Asking for a difficult favor - Express embarrassment or regret grim [ɡrim] adj.

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