Sad, but telling (or is is telling, but sad?)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 by Erin
I was traveling this past weekend and thus sent many text messages, from my handy Treo 700.
I love, love, love text messages, as for me they incorporate all the pleasure of a phone call (immediacy, convenience) with none of the downsides (the noise of jackhammers in the background, my tendency to meander conversationally).
However, the only downside is that using the semicolon in a text is really difficult! That's the sad-but-telling-part: I want to use semicolons IN TEXT MESSAGES. (Next I'll be complaining about the lack of the interrobang.)
Anyway, to type the semi (on the Treo, at least) you have to use this combination: option-k-alt-select. I'm fairly sure the only reason you have the option to use the semicolon at all is because it is an integral part of the winky smiley emoticon, ;-).
If you send me a text message using a semicolon -- bonus points. Massive bonus points. Prizes to be determined later.
I love, love, love text messages, as for me they incorporate all the pleasure of a phone call (immediacy, convenience) with none of the downsides (the noise of jackhammers in the background, my tendency to meander conversationally).
However, the only downside is that using the semicolon in a text is really difficult! That's the sad-but-telling-part: I want to use semicolons IN TEXT MESSAGES. (Next I'll be complaining about the lack of the interrobang.)
Anyway, to type the semi (on the Treo, at least) you have to use this combination: option-k-alt-select. I'm fairly sure the only reason you have the option to use the semicolon at all is because it is an integral part of the winky smiley emoticon, ;-).
If you send me a text message using a semicolon -- bonus points. Massive bonus points. Prizes to be determined later.
Labels: punctuation, txting
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