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Whether you call them pictogramme, \u00e9motic\u00f4ne ou smiley<\/strong><\/a>1<\/a><\/sup>pictogram, emoticon, or smiley<\/em><\/span> you\u2019ve surely seen them \u2026 and probably used them. They\u2019re not just for SMS any more having made their way onto Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even into des courriels\/mails au bureau<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>e-mails in the office<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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[CC0] from artist Ann H Pexels.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Emojis in French<\/h3>\n

A recent article got me thinking about emojis in French. As is often the case, the arrival of a new operating system is the opportunity for a new set of emojis to appear on our phones, tablets, and ordinateurs<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>computers<\/strong><\/span>. The new emojis (recently approved by Unicode<\/a> and due to hit phones in 2022)\u00a0will grow the options avec des ic\u00f4nes allant de l’\u00e9largissement des options de genre et de couleur de peau \u00e0 une boule disco et un troll<\/strong><\/a>4<\/a><\/sup>with icons expanding the choice of skin color to a disco ball and a troll<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

According to this article from RTL<\/a> in July of 2020, the most used emojis amongst the French are:<\/p>\n

1. Les larmes de joie5<\/a><\/sup>Crying tears of joy<\/em><\/span> ?
\n2. Celui qui pleure beaucoup6<\/a><\/sup>The one that cries alot<\/span> ?
\n3. Le visage suppliant7<\/a><\/sup>The pleading face<\/em><\/span> ?
\n4. Celui qui se roule par terre de rire8<\/a><\/sup>The one rolling on the ground laughing<\/em><\/span> ?
\n5. Le c\u0153ur rouge9<\/a><\/sup>The red heart<\/em><\/span> \u2764\ufe0f
\n6. Les \u00e9toiles10<\/a><\/sup>The stars<\/em><\/span> \u2728
\n7. Le visage souriant avec des yeux en c\u0153ur11<\/a><\/sup>The smiling face with hearts in its eyes<\/em><\/span> ?
\n8. Les mains jointes12<\/a><\/sup>Pryaing\/joined hands<\/em><\/span> ?
\n9. Le visage souriant, avec des yeux souriants13<\/a><\/sup>The smiling face with smiling eyes<\/em><\/span> ?
\n10. Le visage souriant avec des c\u0153urs14<\/a><\/sup>The smiling face with hearts<\/em><\/span> ?<\/p>\n

This more recent article from GQ France<\/a> informs us though of a change at the top!<\/p>\n

\u201dD\u00e9sormais, c’est l\u2019\u00e9moji aux yeux larmoyants ? qui se retrouve au top [\u2026]. Une inversion des tendances qui s’explique en partie, d’apr\u00e8s Emojipedia<\/em>, par le fait que la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration Z trouverait l’\u00e9moji avec des larmes de joie ? ringard.\u201d<\/strong>15<\/a><\/sup>Henceforth, it\u2019s the crying eyes emoji that finds itself on top. A flip that, according to Emojipedia, is due in part to the fact that Gen Z finds the old laughing crying emoji \u201cold school\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n

While ? seems to suggest sadness, it is in reality used \u201cpour partager sa joie, son rire ou encore sa frustration\u201d<\/strong>16<\/a><\/sup>to share one\u2019s joy, a laugh, or even frustration<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Emojis of course are not the only raccourcis<\/strong>17<\/a><\/sup>shortcuts<\/em><\/span> you\u2019ll find in\u00a0les textos\/SMS<\/strong>18<\/a><\/sup>text messages\/SMS<\/em><\/span>. As Josh shared with us in this earlier post<\/a>, le language SMS<\/strong>\/text-speak<\/em> is as common in French as it is everywhere these days. If you\u2019d like to explore more of it on your own, check out this handy online Dictionnaire SMS<\/a> and discover tout le language SMS sur un site 100% gratuit<\/strong>19<\/a><\/sup>all the text-speak on a 100%-free site<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

Updates to the News from France<\/h3>\n

Octobre Rose<\/h4>\n

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In France, the month is known as Octobre Rose<\/strong>20<\/a><\/sup>Pink October<\/em><\/span> and as she<\/em> has every year since 2014\u00a0la Dame de Fer<\/strong>21<\/a><\/sup>The Iron Lady<\/em>; The Eiffel Tower<\/span> has swapped her\u00a0robe dor\u00e9e<\/strong>22<\/a><\/sup>golden gown<\/em><\/span> for one of pink. Check out this link<\/a> for news coverage of the display as well as of\u00a0le d\u00e9fil\u00e9 de 30 femmes atteintes, gu\u00e9ries, ou en r\u00e9mission du cancer de\u00a0sein<\/strong>23<\/a><\/sup>the \u2018runway show\u2019 \u00a0of 30 women suffering from, cured, or in remission from breast cancer; <\/em>NOTE: the word d\u00e9fil\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>can mean a\u00a0a parade <\/em>or\u00a0a runway show<\/em> (un d\u00e9fil\u00e9 de mode<\/em>).<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Arc de Triomphe protest<\/h4>\n

Two French students, calling themselves patriots opposed to the Christo project<\/a>, climbed the Arc de Triomphe last week and unfurled a giant French flag with the words \u00abhonneur aux soldats morts pour la patrie\u00bb<\/strong>24<\/a><\/sup>Honoring the soldiers who died for their country<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The two, who claimed the art installation is an insult to the soldiers who the Arc honors, (and who appear to be supporters of the potential far-right candidate for the upcoming presidential elections,\u00a0\u00c9ric Zemmour<\/a>) won\u2019t have to complain any more though, since the Arc unwrapping began on October 3.<\/p>\n

Fallen for France<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n