lyk wen we use emotions in IM.(aim,msn,yahoo, etc)\ndey dont have complete part of face but still we do understand wut one emotion is sayin like happy:) or sad:(
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Long long ago. (Or may be not so long ago).  Smileys used to have the nose part.\n\n:)  was :-)   and    :( was :-(.\n\nIf I can remember, ther were there in the 80's.  And some people still are still using it.\n\nI guess the noses were dropped for efficiencies.\n\nAs to why people still recognise. The way our brain works will try match what we sense (sight, smell etc) with what already know. It is common to see 'familiar' faces. It is how our brain works. So when we see the eyes and lips. We recognise it is a face.
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"US" WOMEN WANT YOU TO THINK EMOTIONALLY, BUT SINCE MEN NEVER DO AND YOU GUYS THINK WITH LOGIC,"WE" TRY TO THINK LOGICALLY.HOWEVER WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL CREATURES. WE TRY TO BE LIKE A MAN IN OUR ACTIONS WHEN WERE HURT WE COVER UP HOW WE REALY FEEL BECAUSE ARE EMOTIONS ARE  NEVER ACCEPTED IN THE "REAL WORLD"BUT BECAUSE WE ARE EMOTIONAL PEOPLE WE THEN CHANGE OUR MIND AND STOP TRYING TO COVER UP OUR FEELINGS BUT BY THEN ITS TO LATE.(WE ACT ON LOGIC FIRST THEN EMOTIONS LATTER.)
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this is the type of question that could have many answers.... I agree that they hold is back a lot, but they also drive us forward with ambition etc. \nTruth be told, I think that emotions only evolved because they were very useful. If you think about it emotions are like pre package sets of responses and feelings. for example. ........ fear packages an increased heartbeat, an alertness, and prepares us for the worst. I'm pretty sure that this saved quite a few of our ancestors over the years. Then you can look at something like happieness and say ...whats the point of that?......once again its a pre packaged series of responses.....reduced heartbeat, dopamine is released, adreneline is supressed etc. This series of responses must have been beneficial to sustaining life or it probably would not have been developed. If you think about some of the things that make people happy.....sex, food, and sleep are right up  at the top. This is our positive feedback loop for sustaining life.  In some ways I feel that it may have been out capacity for complex emotion that laid the foundation for complex rational thought. Our ability to touch someone we loved and feel happy may have let to the first inklings of introspection.....   I feel some way about this person but I didn't about others. It seems to me that emotions are absolutely useful even if in out daily lives they are usually the albatross around our knecks.
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Whenever I have something I want to say, especially emotional things, like 'i love you' or 'you mean a lot to me', I always get a blank card and write a little message. I don't know what it is about the action of sending a card that means so much to people. I think sometimes saying things just isn't enough, but taking the effort to go out and buy a card and write them something thoughtful lets people know how you really feel about them.
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Language is awesome. Indeed it can make you feel anything. And basically, I don't agree with you that language today is unimaginative. Maybe some people talk or write without too much 'imagination', but if you look well, you will find beautiful, powerful and creative texts all over the place. Of course not everyone can Poe, but that doesn't mean nobody can. Don't lose your faith in language, mate. That's a waste.
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It's not that they're stupid - it's that they're lazy, I think.\n\nI have some High School friends that seemed perfectly fine in real life, but then when they transferred over to email and instant messengers, the truth came out. "hay mully how r u 2day????????"\n\nI don't care who you are, if you're going to talk to me, you can spell out the words "you", "for" and "to". It's not that difficult. \n\nI also do not need to see more than 1 exclamation point or question mark. People are so odd.\n\n♥
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why havent you enabled your im feature??
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Absolutely!  I can write exactly how I feel and get my point across, especially if I am riled up at the time!  When I am mad, or upset - my feelings supercede my verbal reasoning and I cannot find the words to express myself.  After the moment is over, I can think of a million things I "should have said".\n\nIn fact, I just chewed out my husband on a scathing email this morning!!
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Just as in spoken communication, normal people don't mean what they say and don't listen.  They'll send you messages that you don't understand, and they'll try to read things into everything you write.\n\nTheir "friend" choices and comments seem random, but there is some kind of pattern to it that you won't be able to detect.  It has something to do with their emotions, I think.
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I hate to say this but I hate it when one person speaks for all. ALL WOMEN are different the same as all men are different. I am a woman who looks for the sensitivity in a man as I appreciate that. I do believe as a society we have come to look at emotions as being a weak thing but I don't agree. I can agree with self resolve though too. The answers are within and we must seek to find them. No one is an authority over us so why run to other people as if they are.
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I did try to discuss this topic with "Ouzian" in IM, to no avail.  Her claims of worries that her posts will be deleted show her persistence, fortitude, and concern.  ( I commend you for these projections of qualities, but)  The obvious glaring of extreme need to spread this word, this message, is shown by her >>(assumption based on avatar), other postings regarding the same subject.  It is also very clear that what her expressions convey in regards to this matter, are sprinkled with her fears.  And I also feel that based upon her posts, her links, and her blog information, that she wishes and intends to spread these fears.  It is clear, this fear does, as she does mention, help rule, and control.  (And I do agree with this).  There are many ways to control, or govern, a mass of people, and, some of these ways to govern have proven to be effective, and some very ineffective. (In regards to the best way for ALL social situations which we as a human race on earth face today-and there are many)  But the mystery truly is not what lies beneath Ouzians belief, and its possibility of validity, not at all!  The real mystery is why then does she not wish to participate in discussions in IM, or through other modes of correspondence with others, like myself, who show EFFORT in wishes to participate, and listen, in the direct concern towards her messages of understanding or beliefs, that could possibly lead to other followers of her belief, and help her cause?   (Persistence, fortitude and concern?)  To me this lack of communication shows contradiction in motive, shows lack of intitiative, NO EFFORT, and therefore, PROVES that some great "efforts" without real ACTION, are, like time does prove some things to be, ineffective, and, it is like trying to climb to the top of a pole that is covered in grease. (wasted energy).  I have many, many opinions in regards to what is going on in the world today, and have even been very expressive of these opinions to many people, through many modes of expression, and have always welcomed any open discussion to help people see the good, and bad, in different ways of having things work, globally.  (Because obviously, some things just don't work-that pole thing again.)   At this stage of the game, the most important thing is to keep the big-picture in mind, the long-haul.  Strengths and Weaknesses,  Problems and Solutions.   So, please help me understand then, Ouzian, why do you run so very, very fast, but insist on doing so by running in place?  Ineffective.  My real question to YOUR question, since I have already answered, and I will find it fair that YOU do not breach MY allowance in expression on the matter which you brought forth, in public forum, and at hand, now being met with discussion, as you wish-is that true mystery- Why did you even bother to post this?
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Hey i let my imaturity show all the time, people appreciate it. Especially when they arent in a good mood. it cheers them up! so acting like a moron around others a big Plus in PR
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You meen with chat speak? I hate it when p30pl3 +@|k lyk3 +h1$!!!111\n\nBuggs the crap outt me. o__O
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Don't let Yahoo hear me say this.......but, if it is working on MSN and AIM and not yahoo, maybe its not your cam but yahoo. (*bites her tongue*) Have your friend download MSN to talk to you there instead. Kapeshe? ;)
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It means emotion if you are talking in the context of smilies and online communication.
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I don't necessarily write hate blogs, but most of my blogs are kind of negative.  I think you find that most forms of expression are based on a tension in one's life- the simple fact is, when you're happy you're too busy being happy to record it in words, right?  Most people write something because something is on their mind.  It seems like people 'feel' happy and 'think' upset, if you know what I mean.
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Unfortunately, many people who use IM have developed the ability to ignore and even welcome bad spelling, grammar, and even coherence in their writing. It's a very disappointing problem, and I don't think it's going to go away any time soon. It's like they just don't see the need to write full sentences if there are no consequences for it, and the behavior of their peers just reinforces it.\n\n*sigh*\n\nYou can also tell that for many Yahoo Answers users, English is not their first (and in some cases second or third either) language. As long as I can make out a readable, intelligent question or answer, I don't mind so much if their writing is not perfect.