Aug 21, 2010 · What is the origin of xox used to mean kisses and hugs?

Apr 11, 2011 · What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, and why are …

Jan 19, 2011 · XOX, the Xs could certainly be said to be centered around the O; in the middle, not skewed to one side or the other. The sun in the solar system is a good example. Unfortunately, …

English, like some other languages, systematically reduces certain consonant clusters; but it has a conservative spelling system (which incidentally often reminds us where a word comes from). The …

Dec 2, 2014 · Moreso and more so are both correct, but in different contexts. Example: Anna's performance was good, but Emma's more so. In this example, the "so" in more so relates back to the …

Oct 11, 2014 · BR is often used for ‘best regards’, and xox (o) for ‘hugs and kisses’, etc. Apart from that, you can simply use ‘Best’, which is only four letters and thus hardly worth abbreviating. That said, …