F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

against (prep): 1- disagreeing with a plan or activity:
E.g.: She spoke against the decision to close the college.
E.g.: 50 people voted against the new proposal.

jeopardize (v): 1-to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:
E.g.: She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.

career (n): 1- the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money:
E.g.: He’s hoping for a career in the police force/as a police officer.

incompetent (adj): 1-not having the ability to do something as it should be done:
E.g.: an incompetent teacher/doctor
E.g.: He has described the government as corrupt and incompetent.

corruption (n): 1- illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power:
E.g.: The film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force.
E.g.: Political corruption is widespread throughout the country.

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/1708/170816-smiley-face-emojis-4.html

Using smiley face emojis in work e-mails could damage your career. Research shows that if you put emojis in work mails, people might think you are incompetent. Researchers asked 549 people from 29 countries for their reaction to emojis. The people judged the competence and warmth of the e-mail writer. A researcher said: “Smileys do not increase perceptions of warmth and actually decrease perceptions of competence….A smiley is not a smile.”

Emojis are often misunderstood. In some cases, technological problems can mean that an emoji displays differently in e-mails. This is because the writer and reader use different software or operating systems. Emojis started in Japan in the late 1990s. They quickly became very popular. Over six billion of them are sent every day around the world. There is even a World Emoji Day. This is on July the 17th every year.