Do you know which is the fastest growing language¹ of all time? Think about it for a while. English or Chinese? No, it’s the emoji language.

Are you feeling shockedamused² or bored^{3 ?}

Smiley Facts About Emoji
• The plural of emoji is emoji (not emojis!)
• Last year, 158 new emoji were added⁴.
• Emoji is the latest trend in tattoos⁵.
• The most popular emoji in many countries is the face with tears of joy.
• It was named Word of the Year by Oxford dictionaries.
• The dab emoji is very popular, too.
• There are apps which will turn your selfie into an emoji⁶.
• World Emoji Day is celebrated on 17 July.
• A whole book – Herman Melville’s Moby Dick – was translated into emoji.

Activity: Emoji Your English!
Which emoji will you choose for these texts? Reply with your own emoji.

Jana Chrtianska

VOCABULARY: 1[ðə faːstist ˈɡrəuiŋ ˈlæŋɡwidž] – najrýchlejšie rastúci jazyk/ nejrychleji rostoucí jazyk; 2[əˈmjuːzd] – pobavený;
3[boːd] – znudený/ unuděný; 4[wəː ædid] – boli pridané/ byli přidány; 5[ðə ˈleitist trend in tætˈuːs] – najnovšie trendy v tetovaní/ nejnovější trendy v tetování; 6[təːn jo ˈselfi ˈintuː iˈməudži] – zmení tvoju selfie na emoji/ změní selfie na emoji