Most legible scottish person

u/unhappy_grapefruit_2@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 1005 points –
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I got all of that except "shag ye x," because it sounds like "shag (fuck) you x," where "x" is the subject that is a bit vague. Like, "I'm trying to shag you, love?" or "Fuck your ex," as in, the last person you broke up with?

"x" is a kiss, used as an informal "yours truly" in British English digital correspondence

Wait, I thought 'x' was hug and 'o' was kiss. Have I been wrong all these years??

X is kiss, O is hug (at least, in the UK it is)

that is also how it's always been explained to me

I could be wrong, but I thought the x at the end was just a cutesy sign-off. Like "xoxo" type of thing.

Pretty sure it's the x in "xoxo", the old convention for hugs and kisses.