Connect Time: acronyms and emoticons are grazing the E-mail byways. (specialized character sets to convey humor, emotion, irony in electronic mail messages) (includes related article on E-mail acronyms) (Column) Computer Shopper (12/1/1993)
...warmer feel: smilies (a.k.a emoticons) and a special set of acronyms. While there are hundreds of smilies and acronyms out there, you're likely to run...users also rely on some whimsical acronyms to get their points across. The...
Getting in touch with your emoticons. Automotive News (7/16/2001)
Emoticons - emotional icons - are those...re just geekspeak. Many emoticons were created to look like...are used with a new world of acronyms that have popped up, from...dictionary/noframes/nf.emoticons.html.
Kipp h8s emoticons. Kippreport (2/24/2011)
...gibber on in the release about 'digital body language'? Well, digital kisses and hugs (XOXO), smiley / sad faces and acronyms such as LOL (laugh out loud), apparently. It won't surprise you to hear that Kipp uses none of these. The release says...
Death of deference; Breaking the mould: Anthony Newley (left) and Leslie Bricusse. Daily Mail (London) (7/22/2008)
...Online chatrooms frequently use acronyms such as 'lol' and 'paw...addition to the acronyms, emoticons are often used to show a particular...such as smiling or crying. Emoticons are used to compensate for...written communication. Some ...
Romance is all about pushing the right buttons; It might be Valentine's Day, but if you're looking for love online, you'll need more than simple romance. Welsh psychologist Martin Graff argues why humour is the real key to the dating game.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) (2/14/2011)
...online substitutes, such as use of screen names, emoticons and acronyms, suggested that a person's body plays a crucial...their body through text coupled with the use of acronyms, emoticons and speech and laughter included in the text...
I'll say goodbye to love--in a letter Chicago Sun-Times (9/19/2002)
...s spelled the end of spelling as well). It's just too easy to fire off a hasty e-mail--or 30--of acronyms, emoticons, capital letters and hysterical, rampant punctuation. This is satisfying in the short-term, but think of...
Generation Text: Teens' IM lingo evolving into a hybrid language. Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (4/29/2003)
...instant messaging is full of acronyms (BRB equals "be right back...Teens say it's uncool to use IM acronyms in regular conversation. "They...dictionary to include text message acronyms and emoticons (such as the smiley face...
Messaging shapes language with a ;) and a smile.(The Dallas Morning News) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (7/17/2002)
...Canadians between ages 16 and 54, Randall found that the acronym LOL (laughing out loud), for example, was recognized...older employees are more likely than younger workers to adopt acronyms and emoticons in their business correspondence, perhaps signaling that...
New in Paperback The Washington Post (11/15/1998)
...actually met the realyou, even though I didn't know at the time that the cyber- you +is+ the realyou." Each volume includes a glossary of "abbreviations, acronyms, and emoticons" to assist readers not yet fluent in cyberspeak.
Messaging Shapes Language with A ;) And A Smile. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (6/23/2002)
...Canadians between ages 16 and 54, Dr. Randall found that the acronym LOL (laughing out loud), for example, was recognized...older employees are more likely than younger workers to adopt acronyms and emoticons in their business correspondence, perhaps signaling that...
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