That would be a bit like our forebears having said, “It’s ridiculous to call them ‘tomatoes’ outside Mexico. They’re just big berries, and that’s it.” That observation may have been true, but also beside the point if, in practice, the Europeans found it convenient and chose to call them ‘tomatoes’.
Peter From: Unicode [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andreas Stötzner Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:09 AM To: Mark Davis ☕️ Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: The rapid … erosion of definition ability Am 17.11.2014 um 08:35 schrieb Mark Davis ☕️: IT’S EASY TO DISMISS EMOJI. They are, at first glance, ridiculous The only ridiculous thing is to name them “Emoji” outside Japan. They’re just signs and that’s it. Regards, Andreas Stötzner. _______________________________________________________________________________ Andreas Stötzner Gestaltung Signographie Fontentwicklung Haus des Buches Gerichtsweg 28, Raum 434 04103 Leipzig 0176-86823396 http://stoetzner-gestaltung.prosite.com
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