Please confirm that you read this

You didn't confirm my confirmation email so I wasn't sure if we were confirmed or not. You didn't get my email? that's strange my sent box says it went through...I guess from now on we should confirm all emails... but then how would we ever end a string of emails.?

Do you have this problem? Like in this example below.

Dramatisation of a possible text message conversation between two people.

Shelly: Greg do you want to hang out this week? I'm free Friday night after 6.

reply text from Greg: Done.

Friday night comes and they don't hang out because they have made other plans. Who's fault is it? Or can both people claim that although plans were made and agreed upon, an actual confirmation 'string' wasn't sent. Thus, where these plans were made they weren't really made. Sounds confusing, but happens all the time. Here is an example of the same text conversation, but confirmed.

Shelly: Greg do you want to hang out this week? I'm free Friday after 6pm.

Greg: Done.

Shelly: Tty Friday @ 6. Please confirm.

Greg: Cnfmd, ttyl.

Shelly: K

Greg: K

This is a string of emails that have been confirmed so much that both parties have to be available to hang on Friday. Also this is an example of the 'K' Factor. The only way to really end a string of emails and texts!!! So what is it exactly?

K Factor: the final email/text in any string of emails or texts. Texting the letter 'K' is a way of bookending your text message conversation by confirming that it did just happen and that you are done typing. It means 'OK': but also means, confirmed, we're done here, I have to go, fine!, I understand. K factor is completely sufficient because it is simply one letter, thus making it easy for the texter to confirm.

*It is also a way of showing others that you are better than them (in some cases).

Caveat: enjoy using the K factor but beware. In some cases the K factor is passive aggressive behaviour. It can mean " Go away", "I'm too busy to text you", "Okay...?(like the weirded out California version).

BEWARE! At anytime in a text string, if someone drops a "K factor" the conversation is dead. replying to a K factor with a full text or email, starts a whole new string of emails, and thus if not confirmed with the K factor didn't happen. Example

Same conversation from above...

Shelly: K

Greg: K

Shelly: oh yeah bring cheese.

(no reply from Greg)


Greg has a valid excuse not to bring cheese when they hang out.



K FACTOR