
Do emojis make language better?
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Emojis Are Important in the Digital Age
Professor Viv Evans describes people who don't approve of emojis as the grammar police. A slang term referring to people who want to see formal language and grammar, what they call correct English written online. According to Professor Evans, emoji users are more expressive, more effective communicators. So could that be an advantage for someone looking for love online? That's what Michael Rosen, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth wanted to find out.
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