THE NEW YORKER
APRIL 18, 2016
WHAT XOXO REALLY MEANS
AUTHOR: EMMA RATHBONE
SUMMARIZE
A
guide to interpreting e-mail sings-off:
XOXO:
It´s intended to convey light affection, like
a pat on the butt from Texan aunt.
XOX:
This indicates full, throbbing, sexual desire.
XO:
This is like when you lean in to kiss on the cheek but you both turn the wrong
way and kiss on the mouth.
X: This
is a respectful nod, indicating that everything is fine.
XX: Indicates
hostility, this person can´t stand you.
XXX:
Indicates that person wants punch you.
All
the best: the person wants the best for you.
All
best: A person, who sings whit this, has personal
problems.
Best:
This indicates the highest level of
effortless elegance and agility in business affairs.
Yours:
It´s still not clear what it means, but is a sign very romantic or simply
congenial.
Sincerely:
This is the way Abraham Lincoln sings.
Thanks:
This is completely sarcastic.
Writing is a good way to convey feeling and thoughts, but sometimes we don´t know what we wrote, we use only for tendency. We have to inform about the means of words what we want to use, because we could insult other people. About the article, I don´t believe all of the means, for example, when I sing with thanks it´s not sarcasm for me, I feel very grateful with the person.
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