Emoji Is the New Language?
A friend sends me emails, and when I open them, butterflies flit about the screen. Better than moths, perhaps, but I am petrified that such electronic livestock will introduce viruses into my computer, like foxes bringing rabies through the Channel tunnel. So it was with an anxious heart that I read a news report that claimed emoji is the fastest growing language in Britain. An emoji is not a cute creature from Star Wars like an Ewok (which does have a language of its own). Nor is an emoji the same as an emoticon. An emoticon is a portmanteau word … Continue reading →