The macTALK Emoticon Guide...Communication by email allows the writer to
express thoughts and feelings with a degree of openness and frankness
which is unusual in face-to-face conversations or over the telephone. |
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Email-based conversations are
really a cross between a letter and a phone call, without the tone of
voice or or expressive body language with which we usually convey meanings
and intentions. Therefore the potential for misunderstandings and even
offence is considerable. Emoticons are figures created using the symbols on a keyboard and are read with the head tilted to one side. They are used to convey the spirit in which a line of text is typed. Below are some of the most commonly used emoticons, but there are hundreds of other ones! The emoticon dictionary... |
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| :-) |
smiling |
;-) |
winking | |
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| :-( |
sad | :-D |
laughing | |
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| >:-( |
angry | :-\ |
undecided | |
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| :-< |
really sad | :-# |
lips are sealed | |
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| :-p |
nyah, nyah! | :-O |
shocked | |
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| *8O) |
clowning | :-I |
hmm...not funny | |
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| ;-> |
lewd remark | |-| |
sleeping | |
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| =:-o |
eeeek! | <:-I |
feeling dumb | |
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| :-& |
tongue-tied | |-P |
yuck! | |
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| :*} |
drunk | :-* |
kiss | |
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| :O |
yelling | ,-} |
wry and winking | |
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| B-) |
wearing glasses | :-? |
smoking pipe | |
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| :-9 |
licking lips | :p~~~ |
drooling | |
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| (-: |
left-handed | %\v |
writer is Picasso! | |
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| %-) |
not getting any sleep | @>->- |
rose as peace offering | |
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Acronyms...Email and text chatting have also been responsible
for the rise in popularity of acronyms –
abbreviations designed to speed up the typing of common everyday phrases.
Here are just a few of the most common. |
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| AFAIK |
as far as I know | B4 |
before | |
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| BCNU |
be seeing you | BTW |
by the way | |
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| CU |
see you | CUL8R |
see you later | |
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| FAQ |
frequently asked questions | FUBAR |
fouled up beyond all recognition | |
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| FWIW |
for what it's worth | FYI |
for your information | |
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| GIGO |
garbage in, garbage out | IMHO |
in my humble opinion | |
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| HAND |
have a nice day! | HTH |
hope this helps | |
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| IAE |
in any event | IMO |
in my opinion | |
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| IOW |
in other words | LOL |
laugh out loud | |
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| MYOB |
mind your own business | ROFL |
rolling on the floor laughing | |
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| OTOH |
on the other hand | OIC |
oh, I see | |
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| POV |
point of view | RTM |
read the manual | |
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| TIA |
thanks in advance | TLC |
tender loving care | |
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| TNX |
thanks | TTFN |
ta ta for now | |
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| TTUL |
talk to you later | WTF |
what the...! | |
You are respectfully requested not to use signature files in your emails, but if you do have to, please keep them to a line or two, and please ensure they are tasteful! If valid complaints are received about any signature files, you will be asked to remove them.
We do, however, actually encourage the use of short signature files which list your Apple kit and/or main software versions, in order that people have all relevant information to hand to be better able to give answers to your queries. Such info might include MacOS version, computer type, RAM, etc, but please ensure that all this information is kept up-to-date!
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TOP TEN ERRORS |
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Its
versus It's... Its: possessive adjective. ~ The dog licked its paw It's: contraction of it is. ~ It's all my fault |
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Their
versus There... Their: possessive adjective. ~ They like their Macs There: adverb. ~ It is over there |
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Have
versus Of... Correct: He should not have done that. Wrong: He should not of done that. |
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Plurals...
Plurals should never involve apostrophes, even if it is the plural of an acronym. ~ The plural of CD is CDs, not CD's |
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ie
versus ei... General rule: i before e, except after c; or when sounded like ay, as in 'neighbour' or 'weigh'. Exceptions: 'weird'. |
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Your
versus You're... Your: possessive adjective. ~ Turn on your Mac You're: contraction of you are. ~ You're a pc user! Note: a common mistake in emails is to miss the r off the end of your, making you |
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Affect
versus Effect... Affect: to change or alter something. ~ Beers affect him. Effect: to cause or to bring about. ~ The negotiators effect an agreement. |
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Where
versus were... Where: interrogative adverb. ~ Where is my book? Were: 2nd person singular past tense of be. ~ They were pc users. |
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A versus
an... A: indefinite article, usually followed by word beginning with a consonant. ~ I like using a Mac An: indefinite article, usually followed by word beginning with a vowel. ~ It is an orange pen Exceptions: a uniform, an hour, an honour. |
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Some difficult
words... ~ Separate ~ Apparent ~ Desperate ~ Absence ~ Necessary ~ Rhythm ~ Beautiful ~ Address ~ Embarrassment ~ etc ~ Accommodation |
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