Great post subject, its amazing just how many text symbals can be made from a few different characters, when you think about it, it is a very clever idea, like another language.
I just noticed the other questions in the comments I also did not notice earlier, so I know some of you may have your answers now, but just incase you do not, hailey, your comment above, the symbal is a face, like a surprised I would say, or shocked, or could even be embarrased, some people use the symbals in different ways. What does ; and D; mean? What does this symbol mean? Someone help please, thanks. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Design Press. Free Designs, Wallpapers and Screensavers More. My girlfriend always uses it and some people on face book. What does two x x mean if they have space? Example: x x Or :- x x. Gotta pee For next person a hashtag or is getting your attention. Thanks for the share.
Thanks for the comprehensive list of symbols. Works on most of the social platforms as-well. What does a. Mean all by itself no other symbols just a pain old period. Did you get an answer? How old are you? Huge list of texting symbol. Thanks for sharing :. Why do people put …. After a letter or word or even a sentence. What does -. All my friends use it but I have no idea what it means.
If you use the plus sign in lieu of the word "and" or an ampersand, it's your subconscious telling you that you really like the person. When couples carve their names into trees, they use a plus sign between them. July January August California gurls. A plus sign doesn't simply translate to "and" Texting is a faceless, emotionless means of communication.
So no matter how middle school-ish they are, emoticons can be the best way to make your texts feel 3-D and not crappy, retrofitted 3-D like they're using in movies to add to the ticket prices. Good 3-D. For women, use them carefully.
Too many and you look immature. I had a friend who was texting with a girl and every single message she sent contained the winky face. It's like she was outsourcing her texting to a seventh grader. Or that her emoticon had some kind of palsy. And if you're male Any ratio higher than one emoticon per one hundred texts is pure poison. Using ellipses in a text is your way of saying what you either can't say yet because it'd fall under the "too soon" umbrella , or what you are afraid to say because you're afraid you'll seem disagreeable or high maintenance.
Check out this example:. Yeah, Kickboxer 4 could work It's clear what that text really means: "I'd rather die than see a movie about the underground world of kickboxing, and you're an idiot for suggesting that we go see it. I'd rather see a romantic comedy. And now, because this has gotten a little awkward, I think we should meet at the theater so I have an escape plan. You can also use ellipses in a positive way, to get the person's imagination going:. Had maybe a few too many drinks last night That text takes three statements and just loads them with sexual undertones thanks to the ellipses.
Unless a guy sent that text. Then it's just kind of odd. Question marks have a tendency to stack onto each other. And with each stack the meaning changes. What time do you want to meet up? Log in. Options Help Chat with a consultant. Include archived documents.
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