Double-duty on that last parenthesis. It's both a closing parenthesis and the mouth of the smiley. Are you allowed to do that?

When putting a smiley right before a closing parenthesis, do you:

• Use two parentheses: (Like this: :) )
• Use one parenthesis: (Like this: :)
• Reverse direction of the smiley: (Like this: (: )
• Other
• I'm getting dizzy

Posted as When putting a smiley right before a closing parenthesis, do you:

See  xkcd://TED Talk.  :-)

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With slight mods, this (chacham's re smilies inside parens) would make a heckuva' good poll!



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