An article entitled, 0For better or worse, adults learn to say it with emoticons0 by Alex Williams points out the juvenile nature of emoticons, yet it also pinpoints the growing acceptance of the symbols among adults.
For those unfamiliar with the term 0emoticon0 you may recognize them by their smiley faces in email correspondence or in online forums, chat rooms or even instant messaging.

Emoticons are blasted by critics who contend that using emoticons makes the full use of the English language an archaic notion among many online users. Web users started out in the 900s using simple black and white smiley faces or even symbols such as  to demonstrate their emotion and smiley faces have refused to go away.
Users will indicate emoticons help them convey feelings more quickly without the need to use extra words that are typically used to convey the emotion they are experiencing as they write a particular passage. When time is of the essence emoticons apparently can help shave precious minutes off common electronic correspondence.
Forum users are notorious for using emoticons in their posts. Many have argued that the use of emoticons is simply helpful in letting other users know their intent when writing. Because […]

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