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to really like using the strikethrough feature?

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:48

I know it's passive aggressive, but it's such a great tool for sarcasm and some people are just asking for it and it looks nice.

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Trills · 20/10/2011 21:49

YA N BU

What do I mean by that?

Who knows?

worraliberty · 20/10/2011 21:49

I like it but it really pisses me off when people over use it

I can't understand a fucking word some people say at times

Yeah it's ok Grin

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:50

Oooh I see I'm not alone Grin

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Popbiscuit · 20/10/2011 21:51

Hello, I'm a wanton strikethrough abuser YANBU

MinnieBloodBar · 20/10/2011 21:52

I really want it for emails. Google plus has it shame nobody bloody well posts on there.

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:52

Trills now you've got me trying to visualise what an enigmatic face emoticon would look like, and how you would type it. Thanks Not.

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LindyHemming · 20/10/2011 21:52

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:52

Minnie I have been known to use it in the odd work email with people I know really, really well, when they need a laugh.

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horMOANSnomore · 20/10/2011 21:52

I love it and have started using it in emails at work Blush everyone thinks I'm mad

Popbiscuit · 20/10/2011 21:54

Sometimes I think in strikethrough. Is that weird?

horMOANSnomore · 20/10/2011 21:54

Ha ha x-post PointyBlackHat

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:54

Euphemia you can use it on FB? Oh nooo, I am going to have to spend my annual leave trying to find out how and hideously neglecting my DCs do some research.

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 21:55

Great minds, horMOANsnomore Grin

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MinnieBloodBar · 20/10/2011 22:04

HOW do you do it in emails??! You must tell me!!!

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ScaredKittyWitchyKitty · 20/10/2011 22:08

Can you strikethrough a whole sentence, rather than on a word by word basis as that takes ages?

bibbitybobbitybloodyaxe · 20/10/2011 22:10

It is very much overused atm.

Less is more etc.

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 22:12

bibbity I do agree that less is more. Except on this thread where more is more. And more. And more

Mwahaha.

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PointyBlackHat · 20/10/2011 22:14

ScaredKitty I strike through whole sentences regularly. As long as you don't leave a space between the -- and the first letter of the sentence, and also no space between the last letter of the sentence, it works.
Like this sentence, which I have definitely not done one word at a time because I am too lazy

Euphemia I will follow your link tomorrow because I am off to bed. I know, what about MN etiquette, how dare I start a thread and then slope off to sleep, but there it is.

Goodnight Sleep tight.

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horMOANSnomore · 20/10/2011 22:41

Minnie I use Outlook at work which is edited in Word, so strikethrough is a font option (you don't even have to use hyphens).

MinnieBloodBar · 20/10/2011 22:52
colken · 21/10/2011 14:32

Just testing: testing