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[methylatedspirit]

Yeah, I agree with scriver.  That "proper" way is a misquote.  It doesn't exactly convey what was said.  It lies.

Agreed. Not sure about you specifically, but I'm used to thinking of quotes to indicate string literals in any given programming language. Quotes must only contain exactly what's in the quoted text, no more, no less. Else, you end up mangling the quote.

Also, if you're writing keyboard commands for people to perform, adding punctuation within quotes might not go so well. It's not a habit you want people to get into, even if that does only yield innocent syntax errors almost all the time. Worst example I can think of is accidentally waiting 10 instants (by pressing ".") in DF's Adventure Mode. For those not in the know, this is how you die in fights.

"I do like cookies," said scriver, "but I like buns too."

That's the correct way to do it?! I would've accepted either

"I do like cookies", said scriver, "but I like buns too."

or, though I'll warn this style may mangle the intended timing and tone,

"I do like cookies..." said scriver, "...but I like buns too."

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[EuchreJack]

edit: barely a question and a stupid one at that.

Damn, now I want to hear THE QUESTION.  So my question is what was the question. But hey, no probs.

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[EuchreJack]

Wether I can justify in good conscience to get fastfood when there is food at home in a slightly eccentric rant. Sorry to underwhelm you 

The answer, my good sir, is yes.

[Scoops Novel]

How will the world make itself dumber? There's so much reason to be smart these days its honestly getting unejoyable.

[McTraveller]

How will the world make itself dumber? With open arms, in one word: emoji

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I'm not actually being facetious - we're devolving from alphabet-based communication back to hieroglyphics.  Some may say "oh it's just language evolving", but it's spookily close to the type of language manipulation described in 1984 - oversimplification of communication to the point that it's not possible to convey complex ideas.

[Egan_BW]

Adding new symbols to represent a bunch of different emotions and stuff doesn't seem very closely related to the concept of the government removing a bunch of words from the language in order to discourage critical thought.

[EuchreJack]

Actually, emojis exist to convey what words alone can not properly convey. They should be used in addition to, not instead of, words. Emojis are actually a good thing.

[MrRoboto75]

Actually, emojis exist to convey what words alone can not properly convey. They should be used in addition to, not instead of, words. Emojis are actually a good thing.

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[delphonso]

Actually, emojis exist to convey what words alone can not properly convey. They should be used in addition to, not instead of, words. Emojis are actually a good thing.

Yeah, hard disagree with McTraveller: until we see a new phone that only has emojis, or a keyboard which defaults to emoji and discourage keyboard use, there's no limitations being put down, and emoji simplify (yes, that could be bad, but isn't necessarily) emotion expression. If anything, emoji facilitate a deeper and quicker conveyence of nuance.

[None]

Look, if you had to have me explain what :U means as an emoticon, I'm not sure I could put it precisely into words, but it does convey a somewhat complicated emotional state or communicative tone. Saying more by saying less, yes?

:U

[delphonso]

>:}

[Kagus]

Depends on usage, really. I see emojis as a kind of emotional descriptor/indicator, so in that sense it works kinda like an accent mark to indicate tone.

But I've also come across people who communicate almost exclusively with emojis (and have nothing interesting to say with them, for that matter), and plenty of profiles on Tinder that just devolve into a run-on mass of hieroglyphics that are supposed to have some sort of bearing on who they are as a person by just dully cataloging every one of their potential interests.


I wouldn't say it's an Idiocracy trend, but I will admit that it took me many, many years before I even started using emojis myself, because I did generally associate them with less-intelligent people.

To wit: I was also generally more of a cunt back then.

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