▲ 708 ▼ I feel dumb sometimes (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) :3 permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children) All I can think when I see this emoticon is what I will probably reproduce poorly: :-) (====3 :-O (====3 :-O==3 :-O3 :3 It ruined that emotion forever. Hopefully I have shared the pain. :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) ;3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago I'm 51, and when I was growing up and a young adult, ";-)" was the same as ":-)" except you might use it to indicate even more that you were joking, not just a light-hearted reply or something. Somewhere along the way ";-)" gained a flirty meaning that was not there previously, which I learned after a few times where I made a silly joke that got interpreted with a naughty subtext because of that emoticon. Which was frustrating, but it's how language works. heh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children) All I can think when I see this emoticon is what I will probably reproduce poorly: :-) (====3 :-O (====3 :-O==3 :-O3 :3 It ruined that emotion forever. Hopefully I have shared the pain. :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) ;3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago I'm 51, and when I was growing up and a young adult, ";-)" was the same as ":-)" except you might use it to indicate even more that you were joking, not just a light-hearted reply or something. Somewhere along the way ";-)" gained a flirty meaning that was not there previously, which I learned after a few times where I made a silly joke that got interpreted with a naughty subtext because of that emoticon. Which was frustrating, but it's how language works. heh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) ;3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago I'm 51, and when I was growing up and a young adult, ";-)" was the same as ":-)" except you might use it to indicate even more that you were joking, not just a light-hearted reply or something. Somewhere along the way ";-)" gained a flirty meaning that was not there previously, which I learned after a few times where I made a silly joke that got interpreted with a naughty subtext because of that emoticon. Which was frustrating, but it's how language works. heh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago I'm 51, and when I was growing up and a young adult, ";-)" was the same as ":-)" except you might use it to indicate even more that you were joking, not just a light-hearted reply or something. Somewhere along the way ";-)" gained a flirty meaning that was not there previously, which I learned after a few times where I made a silly joke that got interpreted with a naughty subtext because of that emoticon. Which was frustrating, but it's how language works. heh permalink fedilink source parent
