The Emoji Evolution!
The Emoji Evolution! Is it possible that emoji’s are actually improving our language? Grinning Face! Face With Tears of Joy! Rolling on the Floor Laughing! I don’t know about you, but I, along with many others, use emoji’s for everything. Emphasis! Punctuation! Emotional cues, and, best of all, when you simply don’t want to respond! For me, emoji’s are a life saver – so then why do people hate them so much? A popular argument against emoji’s is that communicating in pictures is causing our language to evolve backwards, but I have to disagree. In a modern world where more people are texting than ever, emotional cues are being lost when not talking face-to-face, and the meaning behind our texts are being misunderstood - for example, the text, ‘I see your diet is going well’ could be interpreted as an unkind comment with the intention to offend, when really the sender is just making a joke. And how are over 90% of texters rescuing this awkward situation? Emojis! If our te...