Do emojis make language better? Flashcards
the grammar police
(informal) people who want to have correct English spelling and grammar written online, and who criticise those who don’t follow grammar rules.
a slang term referring to people who want to see formal language and grammar
When we talk with someone face to face, we use physical gestures like smiling, laughing or nodding to show the other person how we feel. But these gestures get lost in written communication. That’s where emojis come in - they add feeling and emotion to online messages. But not everyone is an emoji fan. Some people believe that carefully chosen words are the best way of expressing yourself, and that emojis are affecting our ability to put feelings into words.
A lot of people, you know, language-mavens, the grammar police and so on, or say… have this sort of jaundiced, prejudiced view about emoji - that it’s taking us back to the dark ages of illiteracy - bring back Shakespeare, and stick to the language of Shakespeare and all the rest of it.
Evans describes people who don’t approve of emojis as the grammar police
a jaundiced view (of something)
only seeing the negative side of something because of your own bad experience with it.
A lot of people, you know, language-mavens, the grammar police and so on, or say… have this sort of jaundiced, prejudiced view about emoji - that it’s taking us back to the dark ages of illiteracy - bring back Shakespeare, and stick to the language of Shakespeare and all the rest of it.
According to Professor Evans, the grammar police have a jaundiced view of emojis - they only see the negative side of them because of their own ideas and experiences.
the dark ages
a time in the past considered not advanced and characterised by a lack of knowledge and progress.
What’s more, they think emojis are taking us back to the dark ages of illiteracy, when most people couldn’t read or write. If someone refers to the dark ages, they mean a past time in history considered uncivilised, and characterised by ignorance.
dating
spending time with someone you have started a romantic relationship.
Well, there is research that’s been conducted by Match.com, the American-based dating site, and what they’ve found, based on their research, is that the people that use more emojis tend to be lucky in love, they have more success in terms of dating. In the digital age, using emoji makes us more effective communicators…
For people who are dating, or starting a romantic relationship with someone, it seems that using emojis helps them be lucky in love, an expression meaning lucky in finding a romantic partner.
lucky in love
lucky in finding a romantic partner.
Well, there is research that’s been conducted by Match.com, the American-based dating site, and what they’ve found, based on their research, is that the people that use more emojis tend to be lucky in love, they have more success in terms of dating. In the digital age, using emoji makes us more effective communicators…
For people who are dating, or starting a romantic relationship with someone, it seems that using emojis helps them be lucky in love, an expression meaning lucky in finding a romantic partner.
it stands to reason (that)
it seems likely to be true (that); it makes sense (that) .
… more expressive, we’re better able to express our emotional selves, and people therefore it stands to reason, if you use more emojis you’re gonna get more dates!
Emojis let us show our true personality, so, Professor Evans says, it stands to reason - in other words, it seems likely to be true - that emoji users get more dates.
