emoticons

an emotion is how you feel
an emoticon is symbol that shows how you feel.
10 examples of emoticons and what they mean are:
:)-happy
:(-sad
;)wink
:-)-really happy
:-(-really sad
:-Q-drooling person
:-D-big smile
>8-O-(&)-mad and yelling
:-D*-smile with star
.-)-one eye

an acronym is letters that stand for something.
10 appropriate examples texting/IMing acronyms are:
LOL- laugh out loud
4-for
8-ate
2day-today
LMK-let me know
MSG-message
NRN-not right now
THX-thanks
Y-why
TTLY-talk to you later