Re: Smiley-face query
From Kate Hadley <boo...@globalnet.co.uk>
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· 2 Jan 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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On Thu, 01 Jan 1998 22:46:45 -0600, -@-.- (Major Major) wrote: >I consider myself a rather skilled smiley face maker. I know all the >standard experessions, never get them backwards, and have even ventured to >create my own variations on occasion. > >But I am always perplexed by one situation. That is, a smiley at the end >of a sentence in parenthesis. Such as this: > >(No, I don't mean Bob :)) > >You, see my problem. The closing parenthesis interferes with the smiley, >muddling the picture. It looks as though I was trying to make an >open-mouth-grinning smiley, and did a poor job at it. That was not my >intent, of course. > >Even worse, what am I to do when I need to place a sad-smiley in the same >position? Example: > >(BTW, I was sorry to hear of your Aunt's demise :() > >This looks likes some sort of shocked-smiley, not at all the message I >wanted to convey. > >What is the correct protocol for placing smileys in parenthesis? Thank you >in advance. You'll have to place the smilie outside the closing parenthesis: (No, I don't mean Bob) :) (BTW, I was sorry to hear of your Aunt's demise) :( Kate Hadley--Bodmin--Cornwall--UK http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/1615/ ,/ \, boo...@globalnet.co.ukEDIT_THIS_OUT ((__,-"""-,__)) `--)~ ~(--` .-'( )`-, "Software Reviews for `~~`d\ /b`~~` ordinary folk". | | jgs (6___6) `---` No Bullshit! Subscribe To The FREE Bi-monthly Newsletter!
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