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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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
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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
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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