From Library Journal
Can't tell the difference between (:-( and :-c ? Godin attempts to order the emoticon universe--those crazy combinations of keyboard characters that help our electronic mail express something other than factoids and opinions. Godin thankfully is :-> or sarcastic throughout and avoids a highbrow approach. Robin Williams's foreword explains the significance of these online characters by stating matter of factly, "I don't flirt with guys online who put their apostrophes in the wrong place or who scatter ellipses throughout their sentences. It's like greasy hair or a bad smell." Godin's farcical postscript on the history of emoticons is so absurd that it could be true. The index--an alphabetical listing as well as by emoticon--is truly utilitarian when you're looking for the right comment to some electronic message. Without this dictionary within grasp, I couldn't compose an electronic letter. It helps me ;
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