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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

What does this '-mo' represent

The tweet was signed "-mo," indicating that she sent it herself.

In this sentence, why does the sign "-mo" mean "she sent it herself"? What does it stand for?
  

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seagull The tweet was signed "-mo," indicating that she sent it herself. In this sentence, why does the sign "-mo" mean "she sent it herself"? What does it stand for?

— Mister Micawber

  • seagull The tweet was signed "-mo," indicating that she sent it herself.
  • In this sentence, why does the sign "-mo" mean "she sent it herself"?
  • What does it stand for?
  • It is not English, to my knowledge, unless it is 'tweet-speak'.
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seagullThe tweet was signed "-mo," indicating that she sent it herself. In this sentence, why does the sign "-mo" mean "she sent it herself"? What does it stand for?
It is not English, to my knowledge, unless it is 'tweet-speak'.
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber.

This 'word' appears in an article distributed by AP reporting Mrs. Obama's reaction to the Boko Haram incident. I'll cite the whole paragraph including this expression:

Mrs. Obama added her voice this week to the calls for the girls’ safe return by tweeting a photo of herself in the White House. She appears sad and holds a white sign with
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I assume it simply means she signed it herself.

'mo' represents her initials. "Michelle Obama"
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CliveI assume it simply means she signed it herself.'mo' represents her initials. "Michelle Obama"
If that isn't correct, it's mighty darned logical!
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I see.
Thank you so much, Clive.
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And one more example of how the original poster could save us all time and energy by posting adequate context in the first post.
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