ABSTRACT The modern day use of emojis and emoticons has become so prevalent that it is now a new language and form of communication which must be legally acknowledged and integrated into our legal system. Our failure to anticipate and incorporate new modes and methods of communication will ultimately make our legal system less responsive to our society’s needs and further the divide between our society and legal norms. The question we must be able to answer is: ‘How about Dinner?’ Answer: ‘’. Is there a consensus on what we just agreed to? If we are to acknowledge this new language, how are we to deal with the fact that the meanings of emojis and emoticons can differ between individual, context and country?

中文翻译：

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问题：“晚餐怎么样？” 答：''你刚刚同意了什么？

摘要现代使用表情符号和表情符号已经变得如此普遍，以至于它现在是一种新的语言和交流形式，必须在法律上得到承认并融入我们的法律体系。我们未能预见和融入新的沟通模式和方法，最终将使我们的法律体系对社会需求的反应减弱，并进一步扩大我们的社会与法律规范之间的鸿沟。我们必须能够回答的问题是：“晚餐怎么样？” 回答： ''。我们刚刚同意的内容是否达成共识？如果我们要承认这种新语言，我们如何处理表情符号和表情符号的含义可能因个人、背景和国家而异的事实？