The emoticons have become a fundamental part of modern communication. Day after day, millions of people use these small images to express themselves. And that’s why it should not be surprising that a smiley has been chosen as the word of the year.
This is nothing less than smiley face with tears of joy, and was chosen by portal Oxford Dictionaries, web dependent on the Oxford University Press (responsible entity publication of several dictionaries, such as Oxford Dictionary of Inglés).
According to the site, this election was because this represents the encouragement and concerns 2015 also that is the emoticon most used worldwide.
“Emoticons are no longer just for texting teenagers as they are become a common form of expression, which can cross language barriers, “says the website.
also Oxford Dictionaries highlighted as emoticons are used by globally influential. For example, in a tweet, Hillary Clinton called on the people you meet with three emoticons. Celebrities and companies also use these images.
The selection of the word of the year was held in association with SwiftKey, an application keypad IOS and Android smartphones that predicts words, phrases and emoticons. With this app, was identified as the smiley face with tears of joy was the most widely used worldwide, representing 20% in the UK and 17% in the US.
Other candidates to be the word of 2015 were them, “dark web” (hidden part of the Internet), “they” (them), “sharing economy “(economic system based on private property between share),” lumbersexual “(a popular fad 2015),” refugee “(refugees),” brexit “(word for exit dela UK EU), ad blocker (programs to block the appearance of advertising on the web) and “on fleek” (word for good or attractive.
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