Ask HN: Do I use full stop after an emoticon at the end of a sentence? :) or :). 2 points by koppo 12y ago ↗ HN :) or :). The latter seems to destroy the emotion of the emoticon.
[–] plesner 12y ago ↗ Also relevant: can an emoticon count as a close paren? (wink :-) or (wink :-)). [–] koppo 12y ago ↗ yep, this is another pain point. (thanks for asking :() [–] pestaa 12y ago ↗ That's a valid monkey mouth, but make sure to close your parens! [–] koppo 12y ago ↗ omg! i closed the parens and it turned out to be a monkey mouth >:-(
[–] koppo 12y ago ↗ yep, this is another pain point. (thanks for asking :() [–] pestaa 12y ago ↗ That's a valid monkey mouth, but make sure to close your parens! [–] koppo 12y ago ↗ omg! i closed the parens and it turned out to be a monkey mouth >:-(
[–] pestaa 12y ago ↗ That's a valid monkey mouth, but make sure to close your parens! [–] koppo 12y ago ↗ omg! i closed the parens and it turned out to be a monkey mouth >:-(
[–] Casseres 12y ago ↗ Use it instead of punctuation :-) Then start the new sentence like this with a capitalized letter.I still haven't figured out how to use it inside of parenthesis, so I try to avoid doing so.
[–] lake99 12y ago ↗ You have http://english.stackexchange.com/ for questions such as this. Search for "emoticon" there.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 29.5 ms ] thread(but if you use parens, make sure to add a last word ;) right?)
I still haven't figured out how to use it inside of parenthesis, so I try to avoid doing so.