Do You Speak Emoji?
I just read Romeo and Juliet. translated into emojis. Boy Emoji Girl emoji Heart Wink Knife the little face with the X’s for eyes… that’s death. The reduced Shakespeare to 24 little pictures.
Emojis are a language all their own. And chances are … if you’re over age 40… you might not speak it properly.
A new study shows that 91- percent of workers say some of their text messages have been misunderstood. In part… because older workers use the wrong emojis. For instance.. Gen Z only uses the thumbs up sarcastically. The dog messed up the rug. Response? Thumbs up! Use it like that.
Teens have made a whole different language with these same little emojnis . and parents you gotta know this stuff. A baseball cap represents a lie. It’s derived from men wearing baseball caps to hide their receding hairlines. So a ballcap represents make believe. Fakeness . A lie
The plate of spaghetti emoji. That means nude photos. Spaghettis are noodles… noods…. Get it. You better. Problem is … when you reach a certain age it becomes hard to see those little details in an emoji. You know the little yellow face that’s laughing so hard its crying? Many a grandma has sent that hysterical laughter emoji after a death in the family… because they only see the tears.
So to avoid hysterical laughter at your expense… put on your reading glasses... text carefully… and if you’re emoji game is weak… just try words. They were good enough for Shakespeare.
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