I am, for the most part, a happy person, but I would not be described as cheery by my friends or family. However, if you were to read one of my emails or Slack messages, I am a bubbly ball of joy. Until last week, I forced exclamation marks into[Read More…]
Tag: texting
Don’t show me the (read) receipts
“U r bombed me,” read the notification. My immediate reaction was, “What?” Several text bubbles later, I found myself engrossed in arduous digital warfare with this person, who believed I had ignored their earlier messages. I later learned that R-bombing means reading a message intended for you but not responding.[Read More…]
Lost in translation: Texts and what they really mean
Illustrations by Arshaaq Jiffry for The McGill Tribune
App round-up: Restaurants, food, and texting
There’s an app for everything in 2016. Brilliant minds are continuing to create innovative concepts that simplify our lives in ways we didn’t even think were possible. But how good are all of these apps? And are they worth it? 1. 10MinMontreal If you’re like me, every month you[Read More…]
