For the first time ever, Oxford Dictionaries have chosen a "pictograph" as its word of the year.They say the "face with tears of joy emoji" best represents "the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015".
"Emoji culture has become so popular that individual characters have developed their own trends and stories," says Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Dictionaries.The image shows the "playfulness and intimacy" of emoji culture, he says.
Here are some of the other shortlisted words...
"Emoji culture has become so popular that individual characters have developed their own trends and stories," says Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Dictionaries.The image shows the "playfulness and intimacy" of emoji culture, he says.
Here are some of the other shortlisted words...
"Brexit", which refers to the possibility of the UK leaving the European Union.Another selection is the pronoun "they", but used singularly (in the manner of "she" or "he") to refer to a person of unspecified sex or gender."Lumbersexual" was also in contention. It means a "young urban man who cultivates an appearance and style of dress, typified by a beard and checked shirt," according to Oxford Dictionaries.
The organisation is currently asking website users to vote for which of the shortlisted words they would have chosen.As things stand, "they" currently has more than a quarter of votes.
In second place is "refugee", with one in five votes. The emoji is in third place."Ad blocker", "dark web", "on fleek" and "sharing economy" complete the 2015 shortlist.Last year "vape" was named the word of 2014, while other previous words of the year have included "selfie", "omnishambles" and "simples".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34840926/oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year-is-the-tears-of-joy-emoji
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It is first time that Oxford Dictionaries have chosen a "pictograph" not a "word" to represent this year. I think it is an interesting thing, because this pictograph is so fun that everyone can use it to represent everything. For example, it can represent that someone wants to cry but has no tears, or someone laugh to tears.
回覆刪除Now everyone use emoji to represent their mood. It becomes a common phenomenon in the world.
Emojis have become a part of our everyday vernacular. The face with tears of joy emoji is the official name for the emoji that looks like it’s laughing and crying at the same time.
回覆刪除This emoji represented the general mood of the people. I think it is really interesting to me. And it also my favorite emoji as well so that got me pretty excited!