July 17 - World Emoji Day

@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

19 Jul 16

@TheHorse I am going to check your post, I am very busy today, but I want to check it.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I use them for the same reason, to be sure that people understand the correct meaning of my statement.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Jul 16

Agreed. But I still avoid them. I'm sure people have taken things seriously that were intended to be ironic (like the beginning of my most recent post).

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342112)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 16

I use some of them but sometimes the expressions mean something different to me. What I mean is - I might think a face looks anxious but the text says it's angry. I use the 'laugh' ones quite a bit.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

The smile and the laugh are those that I use more. I am also surprised by the meaning of some icons. There are many more than those available on this site.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

17 Jul 16

c I say,

your post,

cute actually,

ten out of ten for effort

I know I am,

but then it's

emoji day!

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

Among those you used there is one that I would never, ever use, all the others are cute.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

@Inlemay Yes, my mother was obsessed with children showing their tongue. If we did, we were sure to be punished. I would never use it.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

18 Jul 16

@LadyDuck I know which one that is - the tongue pulling one ? Am I right?

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

17 Jul 16

My sister went into emoji overdrive and kept sending me daft messages I really had not time to read. I had to tell her to stop sending such daft things because it was far too irritating. I don't think she liked it but I could not stand it in the end I had to be quite blunt...

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I understand very well because I cannot stand to see comments (or discussions) where after every phrase there are dozens of emojis.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

@garymarsh6 I can understand to add a smiley at the end, but we are adults and I think we should avoid being too childish.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck I am glad I am not the only one. Oh lordy her emails were dreadful. I do not have the time or the inclination to read through all the rubbish she was sending.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

Most of the time. In facebook, i have a fave. This teary and laughing one. :))

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

In Facebook we have some really cute ones. I also love the teary and laughing one.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

@Lucky15 There are also some that you can download they are very cute.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck that rolling.one too ;))

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

17 Jul 16

I do.They soften words which may feel harsh otherwise. I didn't know how to use them till@JaboUK showed me. Thanks for the information, didn't know about this day.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

@responsiveme Yes, I enjoyed (as usual) and it made me cry.

Thank you for asking.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck Oh! say thank you to him. did you enjoy Casablanca?

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

18 Jul 16

Happy emoji day to you too Anna! I've always used emojis in moderation as well. Agree, that the feelings and sentiments of a person are further highlighted by the use of emojis!

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

19 Jul 16

@LadyDuck can't really remember any of those. I'm afraid I didn't use the emojis back in the 'b' site.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

In moderation they can be cute, more than two they are too many.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

19 Jul 16

@allen0187 Those are cute, I remember some we had in Bubblews, the birthday emoji was nice.

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Toni

@toniganzon (72533)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

I do, I do! From the time I became active in mylot 6 years ago. But I have already been using emoji almost 7 years ago with my blackberry phone.

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Toni

@toniganzon (72533)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck I've always used emoji and I like the iPhone emoji as they have more choices. The choices in the Blackberry messenger before was quiet few. But I enjoyed using them when I'm sending BBMs to my friends all over the world.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I used them on another site, I have never used on my phone.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

@toniganzon I am very bad using the smartphone of my husband. I still have a pretty old cell phone that I only use to make calls, for the rest I use my computer or my tablet.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

21 Jul 16

I always use the emojis whenever possible , specially when i am happy or laughing because of the comment . Before emoji is called emoticon. I like the old one - emoticon .

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

21 Jul 16

@LadyDuck oh is there? What is that slight difference my friend?

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

21 Jul 16

@SIMPLYD Emoji is the name given to Japanese smileys used in text messages and electronic pages. The word "emoticon", on the other hand, was coined by combining "emotion" and "icon". Emoticons are little faces showing your mood or feelings, while an emoji is not necessarily a face, it can be an object, like a car or a building. What we have on myLot are emoticons and not emojis.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

21 Jul 16

Yes in the past they were called emoticons, the two words seem to have a slightly different meaning.

Sky

@skysnap (20153)

•

17 Jul 16

I use them most of the time.

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Sky

@skysnap (20153)

•

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck yeah sometimes some answers can make use of emojis.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

@skysnap I have seen that some users add plenty of emojis in their discussions. I think that some can be funny, but too many disturb the reading.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I use them time by time while replying to comments. I am not a great fan of emoticons and emojis.

AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

17 Jul 16

Like the new Pokeman game or whatever it is called these things aren't favorites of mine. If I used one once every other month that's a lot.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I never use them in my discussions, I use sometimes when I leave (or reply) to comments. I cannot stand to see dozens of emoticons in a two line text. I have the new Pokemon mania.

@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

@AbbyGreenhill Pokemons are so ugly, I cannot understand how people could like them.

AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck I can't even look at all the Pokemon stuff.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

17 Jul 16

I used them sometimes but like you, I try not to overdo them.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

One or two in a text can be funny, more than that are too many.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

@simone10 Exactly, some users write their discussions as they were short messages sent by phone, that is even against the rules of this site.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

18 Jul 16

@LadyDuck I agree totally. I have seen some that had so many that it was really hard to understand the text.

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Gus Kilthau

@Ceerios (4698)

• Goodfellow, Texas

20 Jul 16

@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - I like the emoji that shows the little character presenting me with one million dollars (cash money), but, unfortunately it is missing from the complement of emojis on MyLot.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

21 Jul 16

@Ceerios

If I can convince them, may we share?

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

20 Jul 16

You are right, that one is cute. I wonder if we are going to have more emojis on this site soon.

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Gus Kilthau

@Ceerios (4698)

• Goodfellow, Texas

20 Jul 16

@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - The MyLot folks do not have to bother with adding my favorite emoji to their roster of emojis. The could mke me quite happy were they to simply send me a million bucks.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Jul 16

I will use emojis when pigs fly, world peace reigns, and James Brown ain't funky.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

LOL, I do not use them very much, sometimes to enhance my emotions, but I try to keep them at minimum. I have passed the age of kindergarten.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

19 Jul 16

@Micmac I hate this too and I wonder if this could be considered spamming.

The Horse

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

18 Jul 16

@LadyDuck Sometimes they're helpful--like when you cant tell if someon is being ironic or or serious or something else.

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Marsha Cooper

@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

23 Jul 16

Where are they available at here on mylot? I used them once when I was seeing what it was like to put up a post from my phone. On there it's on the 'keyboard'

LOL I found them...duh! my new thing learned on mylot today---use the myLotCode link.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

24 Jul 16

I am glad you found out where they are, I wrote the instructions for another user.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

17 Jul 16

I try to keep their use to a minimum as I prefer words but as is their day here is one picked at random

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

I do like you, I keep their use to a minimum.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

17 Jul 16

I did not know today was World Emoji day.Thanks.Though I do use them there are some I have never used.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck You are right.There are some I too would never use.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

There are many here that I have never used and some that anyway I would never use.

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Babygirlrae

@carebear29 (31970)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

18 Jul 16

I use them alot. They should add a bunch more.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

18 Jul 16

We only have a few here, I would like to see some more.

ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

i sometimes use them and i love them. actually, i term them as emoticons or emote icons.

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@LadyDuck (472081)

• Switzerland

17 Jul 16

Emojis center more around ideas rather than the emotions of the person composing the message. This is the main difference between emojis and emoticons.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

17 Jul 16

@LadyDuck yes i know that but i still call them emoticons

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