Using ‘X’ for Kisses

Question 1

A Penny has just dropped

Answer 1

When someone suddenly understands sth, particularly sth that is obvious to others.

It’s the letter which has a particular meaning when used @ the end of a piece of informal writing such as letters, emails, texts, messages. I’m very Excited. My Expectations are high. It’s an Extraordinary letter.

Question 2

Clunk

Answer 2

The word we use for the noise of sth falling. Although tbh, a penny would never clunk. That’s more like the noise two heavy metal object would make.

She wasn’t too familiar with this convention!

Question 3

Inland Revenue

Answer 3

Inland Revenue which is the government department in the UK that deals with tax.

So she would finish any letters with Xs, even a letter to Inland Revenue. We never heard, really, how they responded?

Ok, enough of your jokes, I’m getting Exasperated! Quite obscure; X means a kiss.
The more kisses, the more affections you’re showing.

Question 4

Dock

Answer 4

To dock money is to cut the amount of money you are expecting to receive.
If you dock money from someone, you reduce the amount of money you pay them.

As an employee in the UK, your tax is automatically docked from your salary.
Before they start docking our payment for being late … .

Question 5

Quid

Answer 5

A quid is a slang word for a British pound.

They docked her another 20 quid!

Question 6

Penny

Answer 6

A penny is an English coin. A hundred pennies make one pound sterling.

Where does the concept come from?
She is from the Faculty of English @ Cambridge university.
We’ve been adding Xs @ the bottom of letters since @ least 1763. The very first one we know of had seven Xs.
We got X from the Roman alphabet which got it from the Greek alphabet, pronounced /ks/.