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On Emoticons

The Dad: It’s like digital aphasia when you speak through emoticons.
The 13 y.o.: What is an ’emoticon’
The Dad: One of those smiley faces you always put at the end of your texts.
The 13 y.o.: That’s just a piece of pixel. What are they emoting besides happiness? They should be called ‘smiley faces’.

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