Thread: У меня вопрос о некотором методе, в котором русские люди пишут

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Yes, such smileys are popular lately.

If by "lately" you mean years then yes.

These are indeed smiles - we are often too lazy to add eyes and noses. The more brackets are there the wider the smile is (or sometimes it's laughter). Same goes for "(" and "(((" (sad and extremely sad).

They are very common, I often have to put a conscious effort to use "standard" smiles while I'm on English-speaking forums. When I found out for the first time that people from other countries did not understand what those brackets meant I was surprised. )))

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

If by "lately" you mean years than yes. :)

These are indeed smiles - we are often too lazy to add eyes and noses. The more brackets there are the wider the smile is (or sometimes it's laughter). Same goes for "(" and "(((" (sad and extremely sad).

They are very common, I often have to putmake/put in a conscious effort to use "standard" smiles while I'm on English-speaking forums. When I found out for the first time that people from other countries did not understand what those brackets meant I was surprised. )))

Similarly:
to put an effort into smth/doing smth
not to put any effort in/not to put in any effort
Afaik you need the "in" )):D

Originally Posted by Paperplane

Similarly:
[...] Afaik you need the "in" ))

Thank you, Paperplane! I appreciate your corrections.
I think my English is getting worse with time. )))

Originally Posted by CoffeeCup

Maybe Russians are not just lazy but too aesthetic too. Since the main point of a smiley face is the smile itself Russians type the smile to inspire you as the Cheshire Cat's smile inspired Alice.

Hmmm... I like your explanation.