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:unicode-bounces_at_unicode.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Stötzner
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:09 AM
To: Mark Davis ☕️
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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.
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