There are eight ways to do it ?(some argue nine).
Over the years, there have been some memorable social media fights that have divided friends, families, and nations.
Yanni or Laurel was huge.
\nWhat do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018\n
So was “What color is the dress?”
\nWhat color is the dress?
— Anaglogs Daughter (@AnaglogsDaughtr) December 6, 2018\n
Blue/Black or White/Gold pic.twitter.com/fw2XN8qOkb
People are still fighting over whether it’s acceptable to put pineapple on a pizza and how to hang a roll of toilet paper.
\nAnd I don’t need pineapple on my pizza pic.twitter.com/C5gB7E07ng
— Stressed Gay#No_1 (@WendellRxs) January 23, 2019\n
\n#ItsLikeYouDontEvenKnow how to properly place the toilet paper roll on the toilet paper roll holder. pic.twitter.com/tHYNjImPJG
— Katie Parker (@_RealBlondeGirl) June 29, 2016\n
Now, Twitter user @SMASEY has stirred the pot with a controversial question about handwriting. According to @SMASEY, there are eight (some would argue 9) ways to draw the letter X, but which one is correct?
\nAlso this is so interesting to me - which way do you draw an X? Colored line being the first stroke pic.twitter.com/a0WTl8WT7P
— sixers smasey (@SMASEY) January 20, 2019\n
\nThe only correct way pic.twitter.com/ZPPv5jsv6E
— KAYCEEE | FC2019 (@zigstripes) January 20, 2019\n
— MBF (@goheels83) January 20, 2019\n\n
\nExactly. pic.twitter.com/H9PsGT5qzU
— CJ Moose (@cjmoose) January 21, 2019\n
\nYep, I'm totally a sixer. Couldn't imagine doing it any other way.
— Roto-N (@nataliereed84) January 20, 2019\n
Lefties seem to prefer 8.
\nI was wondering if there would be a consistent difference for lefties. Hard for me to judge, since I am in all ways "normal" - RH, American, not a monster. I do 8. Naturally.
— John Sheridan (@JohnSheridan12) January 21, 2019\n
\ni’m a lefty that does 8
— kay (@kaylaidc) January 21, 2019\n
\nI’m a lefty that does 8
— ChiefCo1 (@ChiefCo1) January 21, 2019\n
\nNumber 8 but the plot twist is that I mostly write my Xs like this: pic.twitter.com/Gk8dP2Tvq2
— Nightskin - Melanin in the creases of my palms (@MizzayTee) January 20, 2019\n
Because it’s Twitter, someone had to get political.
\nI draw an x like this pic.twitter.com/3bafBD0KLe
— malcolm sadwell (@Tor_H) January 20, 2019\n
8 pride is strong.
— Abe (@abe_theking) January 20, 2019\n\n
\n8 is the only acceptable answer. Also, all of the others are acceptable. But, yes, 8.
— Ryan Winters (@RyanWinters2343) January 21, 2019\n
The British seem to prefer 5.
\n5!
— Hannah Wilks (@newballsplease) January 20, 2019\n
There are other ways? https://t.co/2P1ibE2tLZ
\n5>
— Steve Curtis (@curtisteve) January 20, 2019\n
Why would I finish opposite to where my pen needs to go next? https://t.co/FRFdAmnBYy
For some, the tweet was the first time they had reflected on their handwriting in years.
\nSaw this. Immediately forgot how I have been drawing x's my entire lift. Had to write each one down. None felt right. Taking all words with x's out of my vocabulary until further notice.
— Kelsey Campbell (@KCampbellyeg) January 21, 2019\n
These nonconformists created their own 9 techniques.
\nI do cursive, so I tend to do them in one stroke. tho, probably 7 if printing. pic.twitter.com/AnATTFe4R9
— (@Keroffin) January 20, 2019\n
\nThis is the only correct way to write an X
— Cynosure (@CIiffire) January 22, 2019\n
(stolen btw) pic.twitter.com/4fS00bKWQ3
After countless replies rolled in, @SMASEY reached a consensus:
\nGeneral consensus is that Americans do 7 & 8 while UK does 5 & 6. Probably how we were taught. Not sure about other countries
— sixers smasey (@SMASEY) January 20, 2019\n
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