Do emojis make language better? - 6 Minute English

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Emojis are part of our daily communication. They've been around for more than 20 years, but are these colourful faces helping to bring people together or contributing to illiteracy? Sam and Neil talk about this topic and teach you related vocabulary.

This week's question
Emojis were invented in 1999 in Japan for the first internet-enabled mobile phones. The name, 'emoji', comes from the combination of two Japanese words, but which words?
a) face and emotion
b) picture and character
c) message and image
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
the grammar police
(informal) people who want to have correct English spelling and grammar written online, and who criticise those who don't follow grammar rules

a jaundiced view (of something)
only seeing the negative side of something because of your own bad experience with it

the dark ages
a time in the past considered not advanced and characterised by a lack of knowledge and progress

dating
spending time with someone you have started a romantic relationship

lucky in love
lucky in finding a romantic partner

it stands to reason (that)
it seems likely to be true (that); it makes sense (that) back to the dark ages

[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download audio and text here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220901

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Sanjida Ena

10.09.22 в 03:54

Great

ruxsky

08.09.22 в 13:18

Many Thanks

霑彩 - tensai -

08.09.22 в 11:00

2022/09/08 ✍

Mostafa Al-Ghurabi

06.09.22 в 09:08

In my jaundiced view of dating, there is nothing called "lucky in love", at least for some communities where you can't live together until you are married, by then you wouldn't know if that person is the suitable one for you or it's just both acting and lying or maybe deceiveing their selves

Котаро

06.09.22 в 08:41

あれ、前にネイルちょっと日本語やってるって聞いたのに

uasadbek Ys

06.09.22 в 00:41

ข้ารู้จักดีสื่อจิง สื่อเสมือนจิง สื่อไม่น่าเป็นจิง

uasadbek Ys

06.09.22 в 00:39

ระวังละ.

fotoestilogu

05.09.22 в 15:13

abolfazl abouali

05.09.22 в 15:04

That was an appealing subject. Thanks

_polus_

05.09.22 в 13:58

Daniel Tavares

05.09.22 в 01:48

I personally believe that using emojis when you start dating someone the comunication tends to be better, more expressive...
It's easier to find someone because the conversation becomes lighter

Yuki

04.09.22 в 23:36

I often get surprised when Japanese words suddenly appear in English conversations. I'm Japanese. I'm glad that those words are used all over the world.

Md Mohoram Ali

04.09.22 в 10:35

Hi.
Thanks for such a beautiful and timely video-article. I watched this video at least 3 times.
I would like to add two more areas where emoji/s can be used:
a. Emojis also can help the people who has limitation in fingers normally. I'm referring persons who has disability in their fingers or hand.
2ndly, Journalists can use emojis as their short-hand worlds to write down something quickly (may be some polish and upgradation necessary).

مستر عماد يوسف

04.09.22 в 08:47

BBC I have a question
Is there a possessive pronoun for "it" ?

Житель планеты

04.09.22 в 06:39

Great video, useful! I also recommend this channel : https://youtu.be/avzrpbe_ddM

월봉리

04.09.22 в 04:16

Would you explain the difference in all my life or all my life? Such as which is right, Have you been getting a phrase wrong all your life or in all your life?

Dean Papadopoulos

04.09.22 в 03:38

Wonderful. Thank you.

Boris

04.09.22 в 02:50

The good people of the town of Chillingbourne never use emojis.

ahmet sahin

04.09.22 в 01:29

Since BBC LE always stands to reason I have been following the channel for two years. I have never experienced a jaundiced view of learning English within the channel.

Raxtoma

03.09.22 в 17:52

Nowadays people are overloaded by information and could feel deficiency of emotions in conversations (in messengers) and sometimes it lead to misunderstanding.
Emoji are nice

Алина Лазуткина

03.09.22 в 11:16

Let's use more emojis! Let's be kinder in this world! I want peace ✌️

فاتن louiza

03.09.22 в 07:32

Thank you for this great video. Even me I have a jaundiced view about emojis. I prefer write a complete message .

digamber singh

03.09.22 в 04:58

We don't need any text to say anything because emojis can explain everything. It is work smarter when you are in love

edyta k

02.09.22 в 20:48

In Poland we don't have "the grammar police" - we've got "a grammar-nazi".

Büșra Turhan

02.09.22 в 15:42

I am so happy to reach all of the unusual and unique prodcast, I am so appreciate for all the videos, all of them help me to improve my English very well day by day :)

Yuuki TanakaAoyama

02.09.22 в 15:25

I’m very surprised and glad to know that emoji is so much known to the world and used by many people. l’m a Japanese. It’s very difficult for us to master English but maybe emoji helps us!

Florence Moyon

02.09.22 в 15:11

Najat Arabia

02.09.22 в 14:19

For me, emoji sounded like a combination of emotion and face but surprisingly it is text and character

S.А. Mozharov

02.09.22 в 10:51

U

Иброхим 333

02.09.22 в 09:22

yeah, emojies are modern and even necessery tool in every-day conversations

hungry coffee

02.09.22 в 08:19

Today's question is very easy for me because I'm Japanese

Raquel Perez

02.09.22 в 04:50

Kalina Alexandrova

02.09.22 в 03:50

We hate you, Kalina. - I hate you too. / We can't imagine we have been in the same environment with you. - Me neither. / We adore gipsies and turkishes. - Keep doin'!

Gabriel Castro Anzola

02.09.22 в 03:33

Thank you so much guys, this episode has been great.

ANIME FOR MY HEART

02.09.22 в 03:14

Hi BBC LEARNING ENGLISH . In the past , i found my self was a fish out of water in learning english . I realised that i had been at loose ends b/c i didn't know how to learn english properly . But Thank to your videos , The awareness of learning english in my mind has changed a lot . English is started to grow on me . i am interested in learning english .Thank you so much ❤

Melody529

02.09.22 в 02:39

My teacher showed us this video during English class. It's fun seeing other kids getting confused. (The school is in Taiwan)

Aleksandr

02.09.22 в 01:35

Thanks a lot great teachers from BBC..I am personally a follower of you for years..I am a complete fun of British English..thank YOU endeed.

Jao.Vāseṭṭha

02.09.22 в 00:21

You did a great job! Thanks!

Thuỳ Trang

02.09.22 в 00:21

VOCABULARY IN THIS VIDEO
1. Illiteracy: someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write
Internet-enabled/Java-enabled…: a computer program that is Internet-enabled, Java-enabled etc can be used with that program or includes it as one of its features
EX: Find out more about our free Internet-enabled software.
2. Combination: two or more different things that exist together or are used or put together
3. Face to face: if two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other
4. Cognitive: related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something
5. Prejudiced: having an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion – used to show disapproval
6. Fundamentally: in every way that is important or basic
7. Ignorance: lack of knowledge or information about something
8. The grammar police: (informal) people who want to have correct English spelling and grammar written online, and who criticize those who don't follow grammar rules
9. A jaundiced view (of something): only seeing the negative side of something because of your own bad experience with it
10. The dark ages: a time in the past considered not advanced and characterised by a lack of knowledge and progress
11. Dating : spending time with someone you have started a romantic relationship
12. Lucky in love: lucky in finding a romantic partner
13. It stands to reason (that): it seems likely to be true (that); it makes sense (that) back to the dark ages
14. It's one of the reasons why
15. A romantic relationship with someone

9/2/2022 VIETNAM

Sueli Ishiyama

01.09.22 в 20:44

I've never thought about emoji's origin and meaning, it's very interesting to know about. I love using them. I think using them make the conversation easy and funny.

Jalal Yousef

01.09.22 в 19:30

I've been following you since I started learning English. You have a gift for teaching, you have assisted me a lot to improve my English especially for my listening skills, I thank you deeply for everything you have done.

Language tests and quizzes

01.09.22 в 19:14

They do add feeling and emotions to online written messages. We have become so accustomed to using emojis that now we feel rude if we don't include some in our texts

Πετρος Νικου

01.09.22 в 18:31

Jaundice

Mansurbek

01.09.22 в 17:10

I always appreciate your works. Continue making videos like this. I'm learning so many useful vocabulary, phrases and so on

B.F.T channel

01.09.22 в 16:12

Good job and good Work

elmar ismayilzade

01.09.22 в 15:48

Sometimes no. Because very emojis are disaster))

Jairjira Muñoz

01.09.22 в 15:22

Emojis are great to convey emotions. Since text messages fail to communicate all those visual cues in face to face communication. Nevertheless they shouldn't replace words altogether or be used in inappropiate contexts.

Tarek Helmi

01.09.22 в 14:22

I dont like this emoji

Татьяна Вячеславовна Петрова

01.09.22 в 13:53

I can't help but show my emotions!

huajie666 liu

01.09.22 в 13:28

I will use more emojis to bring luck into my life.

Alex Rich Man

01.09.22 в 13:08

Very good

K O

01.09.22 в 13:08

In Japan, we used to use these emojis.
for example...

(^_^) Pleasure
(; _ ;) Sorrow
(-_ーメ) Anger

CROWD1 함스타✮Hamstar

01.09.22 в 12:49

Absolutely, Yes!

インドのジャンヌダルク

01.09.22 в 12:42

emoji is 絵文字(えもじ)
絵(え、e)→ picture
文字(もじ、moji) → character

入無名出無明

01.09.22 в 12:36

Swayam current affairs

01.09.22 в 11:38

Ashley Feawen

01.09.22 в 11:17

First they were called smileys, then emoticons, then emoji took over.

Svetlana Pas

01.09.22 в 11:10

I thank you guys! Your job is important for English learners

Дилдора Расулова

01.09.22 в 11:06

Farhad Faraji

01.09.22 в 10:24

Antonio Carlos Mendes Mendes

01.09.22 в 10:20

Very good, thanks a lot!

fsfd dfdfdf

01.09.22 в 10:17

Emojis In Cultural Studies are so critical. They are said to be a kind of battle against the hegemony of language.

nazakat mustafaeva

01.09.22 в 10:11

Youssef Hassan

01.09.22 в 10:02

You're like

Loyal A

01.09.22 в 10:01

_3akaJIebaJI_

01.09.22 в 09:51

Denise Piva

01.09.22 в 09:41

Mitsuki Setsuna

01.09.22 в 09:33

The idea in the video is completely correct. Lots of linguists believe that the evolution and changes of a language cannot be halted, and it is meaningless to criticize the natural changes in people's daily language use.

Sergey Martynov

01.09.22 в 09:30

Hye guys

Chiara

01.09.22 в 09:29

Just lots of stupid comments on social media full of emojis

Meharprince126

01.09.22 в 09:26

Message and image

محمد ساجد

01.09.22 в 09:26

Tacko Diallo

01.09.22 в 09:25

Second comment

Meharprince126

01.09.22 в 09:25

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