[infoskank]

periodic reminder that the word “emoji” is a borrowing of a native japanese word, not a reborrowing of an english word! “emoji” comes from 絵文字、a compound of「絵」(え e, “image, picture”) and 文字 (モジ moji, “word”), and is completely unrelated to the English word “emoticon.”

[argumate]

you could say that’s a folk etymoloji

[the-grey-tribe]

Emoji would not have caught on in the west as a word if it hadn’t had that similarity though

[the-grey-tribe]

Emojicon

[mitigatedchaos]

If you are reading this message, you have been exiled to Tasmania.

Duration: Until the end of Tumblr, or six years, whichever comes first.
Reason for Exile: “Emojicon”
Appeals: Standard appeal only.

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