Texting what does x mean

A good rule may be to only send an x to people who would be comfortable with you kissing them face to face. Would you actually kiss that person, if they were in front of you?

If not, then perhaps drop the x. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Andy Miah , University of Salford. Emails Digital media Text messages Signatures Etiquette. For me, the x is equivalent to an "All the best", a succincter, sweeter "Yours sincerely". There is an art to the x. I particularly enjoy observing its use as a passive-aggressive bookend, a double x at the end of a tweet that stage-whispers "No offence" but means the opposite.

If it was physical, this would be an air kiss from a great distance, with eyes wide open. Now I've started thinking about the x, I can't stop.

I'm reminded of a fable I can't remember — something something she becomes aware of an object that's been there all along, and something something, becoming aware of it kills her. Will I ever be able to x again?

Will my drafts folder become a three-deep graveyard of unsent emails, a stutter of Byes and Bests and other failed signatures? Will my days become one long that-bit-when-you-first-meet-someone-and-aren't-sure-whether-it's-a-kiss-or-handshake- or-like-two-kiss-stroke-hug situation, one long hand-flapping dance of extreme awkwardness? Can I live like that? Lots of kisses X!

It means kissing, but most people call it the last, whether they are texting or emailing to be polite. If you are right!! So maybe a hug Come back: What does x mean in text messages and mobile email?

What does all this mean??? I've seen this X a few times in emails and text messages. Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber. The account details entered are not currently associated with an Irish Times subscription.

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