To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

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Have You Eaten Grandma?

Gyles Brandreth and Penguin Books

6 episodes

9 months ago

Language is power. Emojis, slang, the subjunctive mood . . . all colour our words with meaning. Interested? Then you’re in the right place. Welcome to the Have You Eaten Grandma? podcast.Join Gyles Brandreth, Natalie Haynes and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English languageDiscover more about the book behind the podcast at http://bit.ly/HYEGwts

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To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

Have You Eaten Grandma?

19 minutes 36 seconds

7 years ago

To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they rofl over the aubergine emoji, disagree on text speak and debate the intricacies of ‘lol’.

This episode they are joined by battle-rapper Mark Grist, Derek Owusu from the award-winning Mostly Lit podcast, and Fiona Evans, Head of School Programmes at the National Literacy Trust.

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