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Offline mike175

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Re: Symbols in emails.
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 24 October 15 22:24 BST (UK) »
or leave spaces:

with spaces ( 8 )

without (8)

Not the ideal solution, but possibly the only one if the editor insists on inserting emoticons :-\
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Re: Symbols in emails.
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 24 October 15 22:30 BST (UK) »
Emoticons.  The blasted things should be taxed. 
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Symbols in emails.
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 24 October 15 23:10 BST (UK) »
Try using square brackets or curly brackets instead?

[6] [8]
{6} {8}

Works for me!! ;D ;D
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Re: Symbols in emails.
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 25 October 15 08:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks.
It was mostly the emails that were a concern. I`d never come across it before .
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