It's unread not "on read"

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I'm seeing this more and more on here and it really irritates me more than it should but here we are. "On read" doesn't even make sense! It's "unread"...this post will probably be unread but at least I've had my tiny rant

Unread and on read are two completely different things.

OP has left us all on read.

I’m a bit embarrassed for you because you’re actually wrong, as many others have pointed out. Awks!

Awkward !

🤣 brilliant

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OP you've left everyone on read 😂

😂

What the others said. ‘On read’ is like ‘on hold’

Can you leave someone on unread?!

Probably!

Like everyone else said on read means they have read it and not replied. Unread means they haven’t read it.

OP has left the chat

Eeep awkward!

Embarrassing

"Left on read" makes it clear that the second party has seen the message and has chosen not to reply, rather than not replying because they haven't seen the message yet.

"Didn't respond" doesn't convey whether the second party read the message or not.

Because "didn't respond" could be because they haven't read/seen the message yet. "Left on read" provides better information about what has happened.

That's when you just thumbs up their last comment. That's the equivalent of saying "mustn't hold you up, lovely to talk to you, bye".

Not if you don’t use emojis.

You reply to the message as polite and appropriate.

Really just here to see if OP ever returns. Pedants being wrong is my absolute favourite thing on MN. <chef's kiss>

It’s definitely “on read”

Message status is “read”. They’ve left you on it.

Do you think we're on read or unread?

One person leaves another "on read" because they have read the message, but not yet replied.

It might make more sense if you put the inverted commas elsewhere, OP - i.e. to leave someone on 'read'.

OP you have completely misunderstood what 'on read' means. A bit embarrassing for you!

That's why you have to use them!

People even use them at work in teams chats, I can't imagine but using them at all, they are so useful.