This might inspire you - use a different language to express a popular phrase or word...here are some that are more commonly recognised.

If you need to add a 'special character' - for Windows users, go Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map
Double click on the character you need then you can copy and paste into your document.

You can see the short cut code on the bottom left of the box as well if you use it a lot.