emotional

if you're the type who is inclined to use an emoticon, what do you roll with?

me? i like the colon-space-parentheses way. i think with the space, he (?) looks friendlier and less like his bottom lip is about to eat his eyes.

i can't stand emoticons with noses, whether it's the dash or lowercase o.

a former boss of mine was hyperloyal to the lowercase o construction. it made me want to choke her every time i saw that in an e-mail. like, it made me irrationally angry. listen bosslady, i don't see a smiley face. i see bozo the freaking clown. enough.

what's your preference?

to each their own

something lighthearted and a little silly for this friday afternoon.

yeah or yea -- which do you use?

i'm firmly in the yeah camp on this one. when i see 'yea,' i hear it as 'yay' in my head.

i've also seen 'ya' from time to time. this always calls to mind horses and a stagecoach. (ya! ya! giddyup!)

so. do you have a preference? if so, what?

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happy friday everyone.