No One Can Hear You Scream On The Internet
On the Internet, no one can hear you :-@ (scream)... or laugh, cry, giggle, blush or use any other the other thousands of emotions that we humans use to convey our emotional feelings to others. It is very important to not only be concise in what you say, but in how you say it too.
The "wired world" may allow you to share messages with someone a city away, a country, and even half way around the world, but keep in mind that local slang is always in play and what may mean one thing where you live/work may mean something else entirely where it is being read.
There are stories abounding about how a crucial message was interpreted incorrectly because of the wrong choice of words or the incorrect interpretation of emotional content to the words used.
Be sure you convey the correct message and tenor of your conversations and misunderstandings will not occur.
Here is an (almost) complete list of keyboard emoticons you can use to make your messages more lively, friendlier and better understood:
:)
Smiling
:-)
Smiling, with a nose
:.)
Small-skewed-button-nosed smiley
:->
Ironic / devious smile
:-(
Frowning
:-<
Very sad
>:-(
Upset or annoyed
:-D
Laughing
:-o
Shouting
:-O
Shouting loudly
:-*
Puckering for a kiss
:-x
Your lips are sealed
:-{
You have a moustache
:-()
Big mouth (Talked too much)
;-)
Wink
8-)
Wear / Wearing glasses
B-)
Wear / Wearing cool shades
{(:-)
Wear / Wearing a toupee
C=:-)
I'm a chef / cook
*<:-)(
I'm Santa Claus
@>--,---
A (long stemmed) rose
xxooxxoo
Love (or hugs) & kisses
(-:
You are left-handed
%-)
You have been staring at a screen for hours
:*)
You are drunk
[:]
You are a robot
8:-)
You are a little girl
:-)-8
You are a big girl
:-[
You are a vampire
:-F
You are a buck-toothed vampire
:-
You are a buck-toothed vampire with one tooth missing
:-7
You have just made a wry statement
:-*
You just ate something sour
:-ss
You drool
:-ss)
You have a cold
:'-(
You are crying
l-o
Yawning
^o
Snoring
X-(
Dead
:'-)
You are so happy s/he is crying
:-@
You are screaming
:-#
You wear braces
:^)
User has a big nose