[Air-l] typos in chat

[paul teusner]

My daughter is in the first grade, and so her writing often has errors. She
has been taught by her English teacher that when she makes a mistake she
places an X next to the word and tries to write again. That way, her pages
aren't filled with scribbles and scratching. I remember being taught the
same method when I was six and seven. Could that be an origin?

paul teusner

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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Kris Markman
Sent: Monday, 24 July 2006 02:01
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Subject: [Air-l] typos in chat

Does anybody know (or have any guesses about) the origin of using an 
asterisk to denote the correction of a typo in chat (and possibly 
other forms of CMC)? I.e.:

SIDNEY: sounds god
REBECA: I feel like i have some kind of goal now!
SIDNEY: good*

Thanks!
-Kris
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