Using Gransnet - crossings out

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Have done it Maggiemaybe!

Thank you! 👏

However, it was a bit fiddly, think I will have to carry on without the crossings out.

It’s difficult on an iPad!

One person here often does it to be really unpleasant- saying they would't dream of correcting a spelling or typo, but then doing so by crossing out. Just very rude and 2 faced.

I’ve never noticed that Claremont. Must be threads I don’t read. It’s usually done in jest to mock one’s own situation.

—word—

No luck - I give up too 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve not noticed it either Claremont. I’ve only seen it used humorously.

Yes it's for those tongue in cheek comments.

I thought it indicated the subtle difference between what one is quietly thinking and what one politely writes.
So, using your example, I might write that Corossstichfan is thick slow in understanding the strike through facility on GN!!
It works fine on my phone, too dashes before and two after the word, nothing else touching it.

Also useful in self-deprecating post.

Thanks for the various explanations but I can’t do it on iPad either. The instructions below look straightforward, but two consecutive hyphens form one long one, and don’t work as shown. Hyphens with spaces don’t work either, nor does backspacing. I’ve tried every variation. I probably won’t ever need to use it but it’s frustrating not knowing how.

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Woohoo, that worked, I think! You learn something new every day, so they say. Thank you for the tip.

Claremont

One person here often does it to be really unpleasant- saying they would't dream of correcting a spelling or typo, but then doing so by crossing out. Just very rude and 2 faced.

I have never seen that. In my case it is a tool to indicate self depreciation or humour.

Crossstitchfan

I still can’t quite see why you would need to do that though. If you don’t like what you have written, why not just delete it? I am getting confused!
Thank you anyway and I’m sorry if I’m being thick!
How do people find these gems of info out? I have been on here for ages and didn’t know that.

It's humour.
I've always got it, but perhaps that is because I share the same type of humour.

word

1st time ever! Using an iPad. Patience is indeed a virtue. 😇

word

I don’t think I ve ever used it I can’t see the point at all and I don’t know why anyone would unless it’s in a sarcastic way having said that I don’t remember seeing it done but then I m not very observant
but let’s try it —on my iPad—

No doesn’t work —for me— ….. - - this- -

Elaborate please FGT!

Or this —hi—

Bluebell, try - -this- -
No space before the t
Nope, didn’t work.

—Testing—

Ok here’s with the two together —hello— and here’s with the space - -hello- -

😂

I just kept practicing and ‘previewing message’ until I cracked it. I’m getting rather good at it now

Step-by-step step for us iPad users:

Start with a hyphen -
Then (and this is tricky) go in front of the hyphen you’ve just put and add another one
Jump back with the cursor to the front of the first hyphen (no space) and add your word or phrase
Then directly abut it with another hyphen
Lastly do what you did before, go in front of that hyphen and add another one.

practice makes perfect

word

By Jove I’ve got it I think I’ve got it! Thanks FGT