Re: emoticons

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> 	Is it possible for the use of emoticons to co-exist with 
> 	a sense of irony ?  Or are they infallible evidence of 
> 	an obsessive compulsive fear of giving offence ?

Possibly. But I've always thought it's a substitutionary compulsion to
emphasise the fact that e-mail is meant by nature to be closer to real life
conversation than a `Dear Sir' type letter. Instead of giving the person on
the receiving end a smile when you say something funny or sarcastic you
give them a (:

Camille 
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