1 . The fastest growing ‘new language’ in the world is emoticons (faces) and emojis (images of objects, which hail from Japan), which are one of the biggest changes caused by digital communications. “Facial expressions, visual presence and body language have always been vital to being a confident speaker, but now emojis are blurring the lines between verbal and written communication,” thinks Kermode, who adds that cavemen had early versions of emojis on the sides of their caves. “Pictures, cartoons or emojis are ‘shortcuts’ so we can be clear about what our message really means.”
Which of the following statement correctly interprets the underlined sentence but now emojis are blurring the lines between verbal and written communication in paragraph 5?
A.Emojis are mixing up the spoken words and the written words in our daily conversations. |
B.Emojis are making the differences between spoken and written communication less clear. |
C.Emojis are in line with spoken and written expressions. |
D.Emojis are helping spoken and written communication become more straight-forward. |