5. "TTY L8R," "Y u wnt 2 no," "4 wat," or any other illiterate tween-talk one can conjure up. Stahp it. Don't respond to other adults like this unless you are looking for a word-fight. Only tween girls and people with phones without predictive text are allowed to text like this, and even then, it's barely socially acceptable.
Not to mention that we all know that most smartphones will try to fight this type of nonsense, and will correct this business so fast your grammar-hating head will spin. In order to type your "wat's" or "L8R's," you have to manually force the phone out of autocorrect, which means that you're not only irritating, but pretty hell-bent on douchiness.
4. An emoji puddle Nothing induces that "I want to punch you" feeling quite like a text message composed of nothing but nonsensical, strung-together emojis.
Yes, they're cute. No, you cannot send about seven lines worth of those stupid faces to a question about what you want for dinner. Unless, of course, you would like a plate of cyanide. Should you want some poison pudding, go right ahead and send an emoji puddle in response.
3. Silence ...this is not cute. Silence is not cute.
2. "Good talk." So, this is kind of a response to a non-response. Let's just say we're busy and not glued to the phone right this instant. (Yes, it happens. Not often, but it happens.) This "good talk" business is the type of passive-aggressive response one sends over to silence on the other end.
And while it may seem like a good idea to text this in order to elicit a response from someone (probably inadvertently) giving you the silent treatment, it's never a good idea ever. Well, unless you're looking to be TEXT-SCREAMED AT INSTEAD. And no one wants that.
1. "K." Just...just please, please don't text this. Not in a box, not with a fox. Not here, not there, not anywhere.
So, you're pissed. Or you're lazy. Or you don't like the letter "O." Hell, we don't know. But what we do know is that "K," or any iteration -- "Kk," Kaaaaaaaaay," "K?" -- is so horrible, so vile, so absolutely irritating, that it makes us want to ink the missing letter on your forehead. 'K?
