• Replies 4 replies
  • Subscribers 6 subscribers
  • Views 94 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Emojis

TheCatWoman

I can't read emojis, part of it is the size of the things, they're way to small, but also I can't interpret them, I know that looking at a face and reading what emotion it's showing can be a problem for ND people, but everyone else seems ok with them. Ami I the only one with problems?

Parents

  • I use emoji's but they can be tricky as their meaning can shift a lot, especially amongst generations. If in doubt I don't use them with people unless I see them using them.

    My main use on whatsapp is the smiling with tears in the eyes -it's meant to show joy and can mean a chuckle, or laughing at yourself, so you can use it to make sure the tone of your message is light and not serious. That and hearts, as people use them to show appreciation. They are small on this site, and the harsh white background makes them difficult to see (visual accessability on this site isn't great). Though I do like when people use them as their own signature ones.

    As a contractor, different workplaces have their own in-jokes, and which ones are used and how much you use them. It is another thing to learn for each job.  Also as there is ambiguity in their interpretation (teenagers might tell you they mean different things, to say, someone my age), on a site for autistic people I don't tend to use them here in case they just cause confusion.

    When the series 'Adolesance' came out, it shocked a lot of us, as the kids were communicating with emojis, and what looked like normal pictures were laced with misogony to teenagers. If you don't understand them, I think it is safest to just not use them, or ask if you want to find out!

    (It's a bit like slang, it marks the generations and the times and is constantly shifting).

Reply

  • I use emoji's but they can be tricky as their meaning can shift a lot, especially amongst generations. If in doubt I don't use them with people unless I see them using them.

    My main use on whatsapp is the smiling with tears in the eyes -it's meant to show joy and can mean a chuckle, or laughing at yourself, so you can use it to make sure the tone of your message is light and not serious. That and hearts, as people use them to show appreciation. They are small on this site, and the harsh white background makes them difficult to see (visual accessability on this site isn't great). Though I do like when people use them as their own signature ones.

    As a contractor, different workplaces have their own in-jokes, and which ones are used and how much you use them. It is another thing to learn for each job.  Also as there is ambiguity in their interpretation (teenagers might tell you they mean different things, to say, someone my age), on a site for autistic people I don't tend to use them here in case they just cause confusion.

    When the series 'Adolesance' came out, it shocked a lot of us, as the kids were communicating with emojis, and what looked like normal pictures were laced with misogony to teenagers. If you don't understand them, I think it is safest to just not use them, or ask if you want to find out!

    (It's a bit like slang, it marks the generations and the times and is constantly shifting).

Children
No Data