Emoticons and their meanings

Did you know that western emoticons can be different to eastern ones?  Have you ever been confused because you didn't understand an emoticon?  Or have you ever wanted to use one, but not known the emoticon for the emotion that you feel?

Well, here is a table to help you!
This can also help you learn adjectives to describe feelings in English!

Icon	Meaning
:-) :) :o) :] :3 :c) :> =] 8) =) :} :^) :っ)	Smiley or happy face.
:-D :D 8-D 8D x-D xD X-D XD =-D =D =-3 =3 B^D	Laughing, big grin, laugh with glasses
:-))	Very happy or double chin[
>:[ :-( :(  :-c :c :-<  :っC :< :-[ :[ :{	Frown, unhappy
:-|| :@ >:(	Angry
:'-( :'(	Crying
:'-) :')	Tears of happiness
D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-':	Horror, disgust, sadness, great dismay
>:O :-O :O 8-0	Surprise, shock, yawn
:* :^* ( '}{' )	Kiss, couple kissing
;-) ;) *-) *) ;-] ;] ;D ;^) :-,	Wink, smirk
>:P :-P :P X-P x-p xp XP :-p :p =p :-Þ :Þ :þ :-þ :-b :b	Tongue sticking out, cheeky/playful, blowing a raspberry
>:\ >:/ :-/ :-. :/ :\ =/ =\ :L =L :S >.<	Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant
:| :-|	Straight face, no expression, indecision
:$	Embarrassed, blushing
:-X :X :-# :#	Sealed lips or wearing braces
O:-) 0:-3 0:3 0:-) 0:) 0;^)	Angel, saint, innocent
>:) >;) >:-)	Evil
}:-) }:) 3:-) 3:)	Devilish
o/\o ^5 >_>^ ^<_<	High five
|;-) |-O	Cool, bored/yawning
:-& :&	Tongue-tied (you don’t know what to say)
#-)	You partied all night
%-) %)	You’re drunk or confused
:-###.. :###..	Being sick
<:-|	Dumb, stupid
<*)))-{ ><(((*> ><>	Fish, something's fishy, Christian fish
\o/	Cheering: "Yay, yay."

Grammar Quiz - spot the mistakes - solution!

"In addition, one of the key roles of the co ordinator co-ordinator is to producing produce marketing and advertising meterials materials such as videos making, brochures and magazines as well as promoting (the company) via numerous diverse sources of offline tools like Facebook, Twitter, Youtume etc.
Accordingly a senior level of practical work experience are is essential and qualifications are can be advantageous."


Here is a corrected version - 

One of the key roles of the co-ordinator is to produce marketing and advertising materials such as videos, brochures and magazines.  The successful applicant will also be responsible for online promotion using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

Experience in a similar role at a senior level is essential.  Relevant qualifications will be an advantage.

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Quiz - find the mistakes!

This is a job advertisement I saw today.  The person who wrote it doesn't have an advanced level of English and there are lots of mistakes.  Can you find them?

"In addition, one of the key role of the co ordinator is to producing marketing and advertising meterials such as video making, brochures and magazines as well as promoting via numerous diverse source of offline tools like Facebook, Twitter, Youtume etc.
Accordingly senior level of practical work experience are essential and qualification can be advantageous."

There are at least eight errors!

Pronunciation practice - excellent :-)))

This is a great website for pronunciation practice.  You just click on the sound and repeat!  Very important!!  I recommend this for everyone.  You don't need to feel embarrassed, you can practice in private where nobody can hear you all the sounds you find difficult!

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart