It's interesting that they don't think there is an emoji for 'sorry' because it's been there since Emoji 1.0. 🙇 It is, because they originated emoji, a Japanese apology gesture and as such a lot...
It's interesting that they don't think there is an emoji for 'sorry' because it's been there since Emoji 1.0. 🙇 It is, because they originated emoji, a Japanese apology gesture and as such a lot of non-Japanese users don't recognise it. See also the emoji for please/thankyou, which is commonly used to mean prayer.
Emoji are super cool because they're the closest to a universal language that humanity has ever come up with (to date), but certain idioms just don't translate.
Within my company Slack the namaste emoji is frequently used as a "thank you" gesture to politely terminate a conversation. (As in, "Cool nothing more I need from you. Have a good day"). We also...
Within my company Slack the namaste emoji is frequently used as a "thank you" gesture to politely terminate a conversation. (As in, "Cool nothing more I need from you. Have a good day"). We also use the thumbs-up as acknowledgement, the house as a "working from home" status, and the ringing bell to emphasize tasks for internal memos.
Typically, business communication has been the benchmark for how we define "formal language" so we might already be there. It won't be long before these shorthands make the jump from internal comms to outward facing comms.
Emojis really have started to get ridiculous. Other than a laughing face and a pile of poop there isn't much more you can fit in an 10px space. I can't even tell what half of the current emoji...
Emojis really have started to get ridiculous. Other than a laughing face and a pile of poop there isn't much more you can fit in an 10px space. I can't even tell what half of the current emoji are. There is no way you can make one for "forgiveness" that makes any sense at all.
Under Standard Memelish, that's more of a "powerful unity under adversity" picture. Forgiveness doesn't have a meme template, but it would probably be something like "outstretched hand" or...
Under Standard Memelish, that's more of a "powerful unity under adversity" picture. Forgiveness doesn't have a meme template, but it would probably be something like "outstretched hand" or "connected hands," but on the downswing of a hand shake rather than an arm wrestle.
The idea makes much more sense to me using the word forgiveness, as in the title, and I think the author muddied things a bit with "saying sorry" in that line. I doubt anyone behind the campaign...
The idea makes much more sense to me using the word forgiveness, as in the title, and I think the author muddied things a bit with "saying sorry" in that line.
I doubt anyone behind the campaign is planning for the emoji alone to take the place of a heartfelt apology for something serious, but I can see it having a place as a gentle way to wind things back a little if they get too heated on Twitter, for example.
But then the challenge is that how do you make one that's not subjective. Two people of different ethnicities flying into a heart symbol, especially, means nothing like it too me.
But then the challenge is that how do you make one that's not subjective. Two people of different ethnicities flying into a heart symbol, especially, means nothing like it too me.
That's one of the interesting things about internet-era communication, though: it can still convey meaning even without being objective (or even self explanatory). Ideas spread by their usage, so...
That's one of the interesting things about internet-era communication, though: it can still convey meaning even without being objective (or even self explanatory). Ideas spread by their usage, so the majority of people know that 🍆 is usually an innuendo, or that aLtErNaTiNg CaPs imply sarcasm, even though both are entirely context dependent.
For what it's worth I do actually think that the cultural impact of emoji tends to be a bit overstated, but I still find them linguistically interesting, and doubly so when people care enough to make a campaign like this one.
Depends on the context of the apology, really. If I've crashed into your car or burned down your shed, sure, I want something better than an emoji. But if my team just beat yours at a sports, or...
Depends on the context of the apology, really. If I've crashed into your car or burned down your shed, sure, I want something better than an emoji. But if my team just beat yours at a sports, or in a jokey sorry-not-sorry situation among friends? I think it's nice to have a less formal/meaningful way to apologise.
It's interesting that they don't think there is an emoji for 'sorry' because it's been there since Emoji 1.0. 🙇 It is, because they originated emoji, a Japanese apology gesture and as such a lot of non-Japanese users don't recognise it. See also the emoji for please/thankyou, which is commonly used to mean prayer.
Emoji are super cool because they're the closest to a universal language that humanity has ever come up with (to date), but certain idioms just don't translate.
In India that's a formal greeting.
Could emojis be used in a formal setting sometime in the future? 🤔
Within my company Slack the namaste emoji is frequently used as a "thank you" gesture to politely terminate a conversation. (As in, "Cool nothing more I need from you. Have a good day"). We also use the thumbs-up as acknowledgement, the house as a "working from home" status, and the ringing bell to emphasize tasks for internal memos.
Typically, business communication has been the benchmark for how we define "formal language" so we might already be there. It won't be long before these shorthands make the jump from internal comms to outward facing comms.
Commonly used in the West, my apologies.
Emojis really have started to get ridiculous. Other than a laughing face and a pile of poop there isn't much more you can fit in an 10px space. I can't even tell what half of the current emoji are. There is no way you can make one for "forgiveness" that makes any sense at all.
That's where you're wrong.
Under Standard Memelish, that's more of a "powerful unity under adversity" picture. Forgiveness doesn't have a meme template, but it would probably be something like "outstretched hand" or "connected hands," but on the downswing of a hand shake rather than an arm wrestle.
Maybe to a certain Western techie niche. It tells me nothing of forgiveness.
It was a joke
Oh shoot, sorry :)
You actually get quite a lot of pixels for emoji on a modern high resolution smart phone.
Its a lot of px in a tiny space so I still can't work out what most of them are.
Maybe because it'd be a bit rude? I wouldn't, for one, fancy that over a proper apology.
The idea makes much more sense to me using the word forgiveness, as in the title, and I think the author muddied things a bit with "saying sorry" in that line.
I doubt anyone behind the campaign is planning for the emoji alone to take the place of a heartfelt apology for something serious, but I can see it having a place as a gentle way to wind things back a little if they get too heated on Twitter, for example.
But then the challenge is that how do you make one that's not subjective. Two people of different ethnicities flying into a heart symbol, especially, means nothing like it too me.
That's one of the interesting things about internet-era communication, though: it can still convey meaning even without being objective (or even self explanatory). Ideas spread by their usage, so the majority of people know that 🍆 is usually an innuendo, or that aLtErNaTiNg CaPs imply sarcasm, even though both are entirely context dependent.
For what it's worth I do actually think that the cultural impact of emoji tends to be a bit overstated, but I still find them linguistically interesting, and doubly so when people care enough to make a campaign like this one.
I don't think I've ever seen alternating caps. Who uses that?
See https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mocking-spongebob
Depends on the context of the apology, really. If I've crashed into your car or burned down your shed, sure, I want something better than an emoji. But if my team just beat yours at a sports, or in a jokey sorry-not-sorry situation among friends? I think it's nice to have a less formal/meaningful way to apologise.