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And on one of them there's an interesting discussion going on about smileys and how people interpret them. What's really interesting is that all the ones people are listing are the "sideways smilies" like :( :) and the ever-popular :P with their variations (=P, :-P). Nobody has mentioned what I tend to think of as "anime smilies" (since so many of the friends who use them are so such fans of the genre) such as (^_^) and the like. I'm so used to seeing those instead of the "sideways" version that it's starting to honestly look strange, a conversation about smilies that DOESN'T MENTION THESE. However, there are a number of people speaking up for things like (grin) which I don't see often most places. I'm more likely to see *grins* instead.
Anyway, this got me thinking, anybody want to list the smilies/similar things they use, and what THEY mean when they use it? And, maybe, since I'm all curious now, where they first started using it (if they can remember)? Pretty please?
Anyway, this got me thinking, anybody want to list the smilies/similar things they use, and what THEY mean when they use it? And, maybe, since I'm all curious now, where they first started using it (if they can remember)? Pretty please?
