Tone Indicator

Slashes followed by any combination of letters that end a sentence, paragraph, or overall message.

The purpose is to let the reader know what the implied tone of the previous text is.

Common tone indicators include: /j (joking) , /s (sarcasm) , and /srs (serious). There are multiple lists online that include various tone indicators and their meanings.

A: Hey, would you mind using tone indicators when we text?

B: Anything for you, dummy. /J

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TA Indicator

TA indicator (Titties and Ass indicators): when you flex your crypto bags to hot chicks it's time to withdraw and take profits. The market will 100% dump after.

Andrei MX: Look, i can buy 3 lambos with my crypto coins.

Random hot chick: Wow, that's soooo big! Why don't you withdraw some? (TA INDICATOR)

Andrei MX: Shut the fuck up, you know nothing 'bout crypto.

proof by indication

Falsely drawing a conclusion based on someone's speculation or conjecture.

Archaeologists found clay objects that resemble model airplanes. This is proof by indication that ancient civilizations either had advanced technology or that they were visited by aliens.

insecurity indicator

a word, phrase, acronym, emoticon, or babble appended to the end of a typed line in chat in order to make the typist feel that he has decreased the severity or conviction of what he typed. often used by an insecure person who wishes to test the waters of what he is saying without appearing serious and committed to it.

Pete: "Robert's a loser, haha."
John: "What? Robert's awesome."
Pete: "Oh, I know, man!"

Pete: "I hate Robert, asdkfjadsf."
John: "Robert's a great guy."
Pete: "Oh yeah, I agree."

Pete: "Robert's gay ;x"
John: "Dude, he's definitely straight."
Pete: "I was just kidding, bro. I know he's straight."

Pete: "Why does Robert act so stupid? lol."
John: "Actually, I think he usually acts pretty intelligently."
Pete: "Oh, my tone was meant to imply that I meant the opposite of what I was saying. Irony, you know? You just didn't catch it."
John: "Right... can you stop trying to use the insecurity indicator on me? It's an obvious indicator that you're insecure."

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Tone Indicators

A very useful thing. Some people might find it cringe, but tone indicators are seriously useful for anyone who finds it hard to understand the true meaning or implications in someone's texts, especially someone you don't know well. I would go so far as to say it's an evolution in our way of communicating online. They should really be used more often by people who naturally text in a cold and dry manner.

Scenario 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 tone indicators involved:

Person 1: Hey wanna play minecraft together?
Person 2: ok
Person 1: ??
Person 2: what
Person 1: Is that like a genuine ok or a sarcastic one or...
Person 2: I just meant ok
Person 1: Ohh, gotcha. Sorry my brain kinda interpreted it like you thought I was bothering you😅

Scenario 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 tone indicators involved:

Person 1: Hey wanna play minecraft together?
Person 2: ok /gen
Person 1:👍

See how much less problematic the 2nd scenario was?

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tone indicator

A thing that start with a slash and are used to indicate how the person is using their sentence. Used over text due to the fact that it's hard to get certain things across that you might verbally. (i.e sarcasm, jokes, singing)

Sometimes useless.

person 1: im behind you /j

person 2: it was obvious that was a joke why did you use a tone indicator?

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sarcasm indicators

Sarcasm indicators (+) are used to signify the use of sarcasm in writing where it may not be intuitively obvious. Often used in internet discussion boards.

FirstPostingQueer6969: First!
TuffShit007: +Wow, you're cool.+
EffingGenius: Excellent usage of the sarcasm indicators!

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