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Originally Posted by AmbeRz
I use smilies often too, but If I want to be taken more seriously, I try not to use them...I dont think I've ever had to remind myself not to use them in my English essays though 
Others have habits of typing in slang, I have a habit of typing in proper English..which is a better habit I guess ;] |
Lucky... XD
I would have to agree.
As far as smilies go, I do have somewhat mixed feelings about them. On the one hand, they're not something you'll find in MLA Handbook Ver. 6, but on the other, they can serve to disambiguate a statement, even in serious conversation.
E.g., I can say:
That's great! (Which is ambiguous)
or
That's great! ^_^ (clearly happy)
or
That's great! -_- (clearly sarcastic)
or
That's great! <_<; ("awkward...")
and so on.
So, I'm kinda torn with smilies :P .
^ Hah, example of me making my writing sound like my speech: "kinda" probably isn't even a word outside of California and Northern Nevada :P .