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Did you use emoticons while messaging? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 88/100. ameyrp (211)   ranked 352 out of 4,456 in internet10 months ago

Do you find it is necessary to use emoticons while messaging or writing e-mails? For me personally it's not necessary and look very unprofessional indeed. But some of my colleagues keep on using the emoticons which I find quite irritating especially the smilies. What do you think?

 
 
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milott (2594) response was accepted on 10/28/2007.
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tags:  emoticons, smilies, messaging, smily, writing e-mails
 
1. myLot reputation of 97/100. pinay81 (1176)   ranked 2,377 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

yeap i use emoticons but not always only when my friends or my niece having funny conversation but in sending emails i dont use it only when chatting and i like emoticons because of their funny face specially the big emoticons:-)

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2. myLot reputation of 83/100. ysabelandrei (107)   ranked 4,289 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

I'm always using emoticons in my emails and my in my texts and also here. like this=) hehehehe.. and like this^^ hehehehe.. by using emoticons, you emphatize more your feelings of your message so im really used in using them!=)


myLot reputation of 88/100. ameyrp (211)   ranked 352 out of 4,456 in internet  10 months ago

Emoticons if used sparingly will give light to otherwise bring and serious conversation, that's the reason they've been created in the first place. But some people do misuse it

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3. myLot reputation of 86/100. milott (2594)   ranked 831 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

I don't use it much, because it is quite annoying for me and hence i would prefer not to use it on others too. I have seen many of them out there who use emoticons extensively even for common chatting, instead of words they use emoticons always and it would quite difficult to interpret what they are trying to say with that.


myLot reputation of 88/100. ameyrp (211)   ranked 352 out of 4,456 in internet  10 months ago

Yes, I agree with you. The emoticons if used excessively doesn't contribute to the conversation and can be quite annoying, especially if we have to try to understand the message that's been delivered during the conversation

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. subathra (2817)   ranked 1,014 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

I dont use emoticons much..only while chatting i tend to use some specially when someone is using it most..i always prefer to use the bye bye emoticon while signing out of chat..there are few of my friends who use emoticons for each and every reply but i never get irritated..

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5. shahrukhmalik (39)   ranked 1,924 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

Well, I do use them but only sparingly. When I actually feel something.
Repeated use of fancy smilies really is distracting.
But it does liven up the chat.


myLot reputation of 88/100. ameyrp (211)   ranked 352 out of 4,456 in internet  10 months ago

Emoticons used sparingly is the best way to go. It does liven up boring conversation

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6. cyborg360 (3)   ranked 2,369 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

i dont really use expressions but sometimes i do while chatting with my siblings

 
7. myLot reputation of 92/100. CraftyCorner (2099)   ranked 186 out of 4,456 in internet   10 months ago

Amongst friends and relatives I will use smilies and emoticons. I do it much more often in Instant Messaging than in email. I will also admit to some laziness in IM because of corporal tunnel syndrome, and I rarely have 'professional' discussions over IM.
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For professional communications of any kind, I do not use the smilies and emoticons.
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MyLot is not considered 'professional' in my eyes dispite the fact I get a few cents for the notes I write here.

 
8. tgvishnu (49)   ranked 998 out of 4,456 in internet   9 months ago

yes! why not:)

its give the interest fact

simply one emotion that defines your mood and etc

yes i use!!!!


cozuni (30)  9 months ago

yes..i did use them when i was new to IM but now not anymore cause i found it irritating and annoying. Sometimes it can be confusing because you do not know what they are trying to say with the emoticons replacing the alphabets

 
9. marmura (59)   9 months ago

i used emoticons alot . i feel that my sentences are expressed better when adding emoticons. it tells what i need to say.

 
10. myLot reputation of 50/100. nempel (136)   ranked 1,654 out of 4,456 in internet   9 months ago

hello ameyrp, while using messaging, I always use emotions icon, expecially yahoo messanger, all of the emotion icon is so cuteeeee, but when email I rarelly using emotion icon, sometimes only use:) and:( only, thats why I'm rarely email someone, messaging is more fun and instant arrival, so we can interact lively like using sms but without character limit, and using qwerty full sized keyboard.

 
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