What does that mean ?
2006-06-29 11:12:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Usually it is to denote an action. If I type *sigh* it is meant that I am actually sighing... So if a person types *cough* that means they are adding a cough to their sentence. This makes text more expressive...
Here's an example: "*sigh* I have to go to work tomorrow..." It adds an action to the sentence, since it cannot be depicted in any other short form.
2006-06-29 11:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are using the *-* for a wildcard in a file or words found in a file then the *'s stand for all letters so, for example if you typed
*ast, it would be right for fast, cast, mast, etc. It will also cause a word to be bold in Microsoft Outlook.
2006-06-29 11:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by fingerpicknboys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as making the word bold. Doing it in MS Outlook will actually bold the word.
2006-06-29 11:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by superspud911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually is used to boldface a word when you don't have the actual option to boldface a word.
I.e., bolding like *this* is more polite than bolding like THIS.
--Jeff in Beaverton OR
2006-06-29 11:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just used to emphasize the word
2006-06-29 11:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by dixiegirl687 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to emphasize a word...i think
2006-06-29 11:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by ufa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate stupid questions......*slits wrist*
2006-06-29 11:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by million$moufpiece 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋