Smileys are a life saviour! What would we do without them?
Have you noticed how much we depend on smileys for everyday conversations/chats?
Whether it is to defuse the tension after a rather passive-aggressive comment on your office WhatsApp chat, or add nuance to the one-liners you exchange with your Tinder date -- smileys/emojis make a world of difference!
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Now that you know how important smileys are, let’s take a minute to thank computer science professor Scott Fahlman for inventing the first ever smiley ‘ :-) ‘ in September 19, 1982.
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