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Probably, but the meaning hits such a wide target, it will probably take longer for the original meaning to be lost through normal usage. There could be dramati
by Retra 9y ago
Probably, but the meaning hits such a wide target, it will probably take longer for the original meaning to be lost through normal usage. There could be dramatic shifts if people start using specific emoji to carry highly idiomatic meaning.
- tlb 9y agoTo pick the one they used in the article (:nerd-face:), it has buck teeth and glasses. Buck teeth and glasses may be virtually unknown in 100 years, due to lasik surgery and orthodontics. That symbol might suggest retro-hipster. Thus, my theory the meaning of emoji might drift less over time than words is a :pile of poo:.