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minnmess Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:20 PM |
My WHOLE life, I have thought that x=hug and o=kiss. It was just brought to my attention that it might be the other way around.
If I have ever put X, i just meant to hug you!!
Alright, what do you think? |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:26 PM |
X is a kiss, with your lips scrunched up, O is a hug with your arms making a circle around the other person.
That's the way I thought it was. |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:58 PM |
| Isn't it the other way around? X = hug with your arms wrapped around each other and O = a kiss with errhm open mouth? |
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minnmess Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:58 PM |
but but x is arms embracing and o is lips puckered.
PLUS you say 'hugs and kisses' and put xoxox. It's the right order!
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monkey Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 11:16 PM |
| Kayte is right. x=kiss o=hug |
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fenchurch Posted Wed 25 Nov, 2009 11:39 PM |
| Yup, I'd always go with x as kiss, o as hug. I hate that, when you find out something you've thought for years is wrong. Kinda messes you up don't it? |
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ricv64 Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 12:04 AM |
| never knew what the o meant , learned something today . chea ! |
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minnmess Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:03 AM |
nooooo.
This cannot be true!
Think of all the people i've accidently kissed!
When I sign thing:
x,
Kristy
I MEAN HUG! |
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ricv64 Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:34 AM |
| yeah but maybe you made their day |
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Turtleneck Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:54 AM |
Maybe they should have made it K&H and then there'd be no confusion.
The other reason is, when I was a kid and I would get off the phone with my mom we'd make the kissy sound and then say oooooo (rhyming with too) as a hug. So, O was always hug to me.
Wikipedia says there is some confusion, but X=kiss and O=hug is the more popular view. |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 4:04 AM |
I always thought it was like Kayte says: x=kiss and o=hug.
I don't really mind though, because I'm from South America, and here we do both, we hug and kiss people. :oP |
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Meridith Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 5:42 AM |
| Yes, x=kiss and o=hug. |
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Moray Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 8:18 AM |
| Yeah. X=kiss o=hug for me too. Seems to be the majority opinion. I guess that would make everyone who says that, eh, right! Right?! |
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mili Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 8:26 AM |
| I've known about the x=kiss thing for a long time, but only become aware of the hug thing quite recently. I think I saw the end of one Gossip Girl episode and wondered what the xoxo meant, as in my youth it was always xxx after a signature. |
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Hanne Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 11:43 AM |
I would also say x=kiss and o=hug. However, I often write xxx after my name since I see the 'kiss' as a friendly kiss on the cheek - or am I wrong?
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