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...clearly intended in jest. Lighten up, people! 
...those rare occasions when I resort to the imperative, it is in exhortation, not as a demand. So there! 
...In the end it does matter two hoots what you intended your imperative usage to be, but what it was understood to be... I object! Doesn't *anyone take these emoticon thingies seriously?  b'youth - Your generosity exceeds your honesty... 
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>Doesn't *anyone take these emoticon thingies seriously?
some would use them as a cover for saying really nasty things. I seem to remember dr. bill saying this is the reason he wouldn't ever use them -- if what you say can't stand alone, maybe you should consider not saying it at all. (my apologies, bill, if i've misrepresented your views ;)
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tsuwm - your point is well taken... if I assume I understand it. Emoticons may hurt the process of understanding (especially the way I use them ) but as long as one is aware of the potential for misunderstanding, and can take the time to correct it... they exist for a reason (although ®actually why may be in question). ...if what you say can't stand alone, maybe you should consider not saying it at all. To this, I say, they stand with words as part of what I say. There are times when I don't use them, and I would be happy to explain to anyone what they mean when I do use them, if my point in using them hasn't been taken. These aren't the only form of communication that needs clarifying... that is why this board exists. I would expect more "questions" regarding my use of elipses than emoticons, but, then again, I expect nothing...really.
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...and I pointed no cyber-fingers (I use them my own self). I'm just sayin'....
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Yeah, like Max said. This medium is devoid of body-language nuance (she said, merrily stating the obvious), hence the emoticons. How many times has my dry humor been mistaken for something other than humor, because I failed to use a  or ? ~~~~ Meanwhile, Max, please say that "kick the neighbour's cat" is just an expression....
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or course you wouldn't kick the cat.. its a well known fact that you kick the dog or the bucket, and as for the cat, if there is enough room, you swing it, or failing that, figure out a way to skin it!
either way, the cat comes back!
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one emoticon that always irked me in text mode was the way LOL was used. folks would tack in on to the end of something they just typed and it always looked (to me) like they were just tickled pink at their own wit, and I was being *urged to see the humor of it all. now, I could see using it to respond to someone else's post, but laughing at one's own joke.... I tend to have the same reaction to other forms.
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