Sorry for asking this because I'm incompetent about formatting. I tried looking for a solution to this on the site but couldn't find anything. How do you get rid of annoying formatting defaults.
Personally, I
hate emoticons. I also often formulate my ideas by (1), (2), (3), or more often (a), (

, ©, (d), etc.
How do I write (

for instance, without suddenly discovering that I'm using emoticons in my writing like a little girl. Where is the default setting on this that I can change?
thanks