TOPIC : SMILEYS
WHAT ARE SMILEYS?
A smiley or emoticon is a sort of logo, or drawing, usually obtained by means of a computer keyboard. Most smileys represent facial expressions because they are meant to show the feelings of the person using them. As body language can be used in real conversation, so smileys can be used in computer communication and e-mail.
ADDING SMILEYS TO YOUR MESSAGES
Most communication on the internet is done with text, and unless you have a web camera you can't see the other person's body language or facial expressions. When writing a message, you can add emoticons to show how you feel about a topic or a subject. Here are some favourite traditional keyboard ones :
What feelings, moods or facial expressions do they represent?
:-) smile sourire
:-] bigger smile
: -D laughter rire
:-( frown indignation froncement des sourcils,
:-O shock stupéfaction
>:-< anger colère
;-) wink clin d'oeil
I-) sleep sommeil, envir de dormir
(-_-) sleep sommeil, envir de dormir
Of course, you can use your imagination and invent new ones:
(°_°) (^_^) (^_°)
HOW TO READ THEM?
In order to understand the meaning of a smiley or emoticon you must tilt your head to the left to read the expressions.
PICTURES & ICONS
Smileys and emoticons are often represented in the form of small animated pictures or "gifs" (graphic interchange format) which you can buy on the internet. A lot of them can be obtained for free and downloaded from the internet by using "save as" in the "file menu" of your computer. (^_°)