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The earliest attestation of the use of either x or o to indicate kisses identified by the Oxford English Dictionary appears in the English novellist Florence Montgomery's 1878 book Seaforth, which mentions "This letter [...] ends with the inevitable row of kisses,—sometimes expressed by × × × × ×, and sometimes by o o o o o o, according to the taste of the young scribbler".
Yes, you should say *something.* Home & Garden. Lighter Side
A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle; There is many a slip 'twixt cup and lip; There is more than one way to skin a cat; There is no accounting for tastes; There is no fool like an old fool; There is no I in team; There's no need to wear a hair shirt; There is no place like home
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Here are the ones they say to avoid in most situations — and which one to use when you're just not sure. This is an update of a story originally written by Rachel Sugar. 1.
[19] [20] However, there is a general trend and initiatives to spell out names in full instead of abbreviating them in order to avoid ambiguity. [21] [22] [23] A full stop is used after some abbreviations. [24] If the abbreviation ends a declaratory sentence, there is no additional period immediately following the full stop that ends the ...
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