Re: OT: Conlangea Dreaming

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
><blink>  (and confirming Teoh's observation)  It's a good but not
>absolute predictor.  I've noticed that people who frequent MUDs use
>emotes a lot (Josh Rosenthal, a friend who's in Australia this semester,
>comes to mind).  I've also known women practically never emote.  But
>hey--whatever gets the point across.
>
>OC, I've had a couple people on this list and elsewhere mistake me for
>male, even with the emotes.  Who knows?  =^)
>
>YHL, female

I am definately male (as if the name didnt tip you off :)). And I use lots
of emoticons in my writing, mostly because i'm never sure which way my
joking replies can be taken. I've had to cut back though, sometimes I can
over use them.