You Know You're One of These Types of Texters

Whether you want to own up to it or not, we are all a certain kind of texter. Some of us use an absurd amount of emoji, and others are fans of ending every single. Sentence. With. A. Period. We thought it was about time we defined these types of texting and discuss some of their virtues and cons. Take a look ahead and see who you identify as!

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The person who uses too many exclamation points.
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The person who uses too many exclamation points.

Somehow, this person is consistently excited about every single thing. They let you know about this by using exclamation points excessively.

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The person who sends 10 texts in a row.
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The person who sends 10 texts in a row.

Maybe they're typing on their computer or answering a zillion emails, but this person will tell you their life story in no less than 10 texts.

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The person who uses all caps, all the time.
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The person who uses all caps, all the time.

To be honest, using all caps takes a lot of skill, as you have to hold onto the caps lock key. Our question: why must you shout at us over text?

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That person who is using anything that's not iMessage.
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That person who is using anything that's not iMessage.

Texting someone who doesn't use an iPhone is one of the most infuriating aspects of life. Their bubble is green, and they don't even have diverse emoji.

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The one person who constantly struggles with autocorrect.
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The one person who constantly struggles with autocorrect.

This is that person whose texts you receive and immediately try to decipher. Usually they follow up by trying to correct whatever autocorrect has done, but it's just more mistakes.

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The person who texts while driving.
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The person who texts while driving.

This is that friend who you refuse to go with anywhere again because they pay more attention to their phone than to the road. Bonus points if they take a Snapchat and use the speed filter.

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The person who drunk texts and doesn't care.
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The person who drunk texts and doesn't care.

Any amount of alcohol will get that person typing on their phone with a no regrets mindset. In the morning they might wish they hadn't sent a text but feel pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about it.

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The person who texts from a different time zone.
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The person who texts from a different time zone.

Most of the time you both are answering texts in your pajamas because of how late or early you receive each other's texts. It's both a blessing and curse to either wait for a response or find out about something hours later.

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The person who uses way too many emoji.
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The person who uses way too many emoji.

Emoji are fun and enjoyable to use, but there's always one person who uses them in every single text — whether it's necessary or not. Most of the time you're left wondering why they wrote out a sentence and put it in emoji form as well.

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The person who always starts a group text.
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The person who always starts a group text.

This is that one friend who is utterly convinced that a group chat will help speed things up. This is usually not the case, and plans take five times longer to put together. Worst offense is when they add a number you don't even recognize.

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The person who won't text back but will like your posts on social media.
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The person who won't text back but will like your posts on social media.

You're sitting there waiting for a response, checking Instagram, only to notice they liked one of your photos. They'll then text you hours later saying they didn't see your text.

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The person who writes full-length novels.
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The person who writes full-length novels.

To many, these people are known as the next great American novelist for their paragraphs-long text messages. Their texts are so long that you need to scroll down to read it.

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The person who uses "k" (or "OK").
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The person who uses "k" (or "OK").

Whether it's the one-letter version or the two-letter one, nothing sounds as dimissive as receiving this in a text. Most of the time this person doesn't even realize they are actually offending you.

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The person who takes weeks to respond.
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The person who takes weeks to respond.

Do you receive a text message and spend a minute wondering about its context? That's because someone is finally responding to your text that you sent them ages ago. At least they got back to you?

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The person who enjoys sexting.
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The person who enjoys sexting.

At the end of the day, you do you, and if you like sexting, go forth and conquer. These people tend to be a little clever with innuendos — sometimes.

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The person who is always typing but doesn't send anything.
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The person who is always typing but doesn't send anything.

As you're about to respond to a text, you notice that the person is once again typing. However, this kind of person tends to not send anything back, and you're left wondering what they wanted to say.

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The person who uses periods.
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The person who uses periods.

Almost as offensive as using "k," this person ends every sentence they write in a period. These people are monsters who will even make a simple "Haha." sound evil.

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The person who thinks they can walk and text.
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The person who thinks they can walk and text.

This person will constantly bump into others and objects as they attempt to walk and text. Sometimes, they nail it without any bumps, but most of the time they don't.

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The person who will ignore your phone call but then answer your text.
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The person who will ignore your phone call but then answer your text.

Answering a phone is so terrifying for some that they won't even answer your phone call after you've been texting back and forth. They will, however, ask you, "What's up?" in a text after "missing" your call and you'll want to call them again just to make a point.