x-d or x'd out of the screen

goronsky"x"

What does it mean? It does not mean to close a screen in my language.

In America it does.

goronskyIn America it does.

Could you provide an example of this, please?

There are four examples in my thread opener.

Oh. I thought you were using x to mean a range of verbs that might fit in. Like the American MrM, the British 5jj would have no idea what that meant.. Literally no idea.

goronsky Joe said, "Please 'x' out of the screen before logging off."Please "x" out of the screen.He was x'ing out of the screen.He x'd out of the screen.Are these all correctly punctuated when referring to the process of closing a web page? If not, how would you write them using 'x' for all verb forms?Thank you.

Isn't it a linguistic newie?

Shouldn't

x-ed out or x'd out already has a meaning -- to cross out to make invalid, presumably from the typewriter era when people typed the letter "x" to obliterate text.

deadrat x-ed out or x'd out already has a meaning -- to cross out to make invalid, presumably from the typewriter era when people typed the letter "x" to obliterate text.

Would you use it in Goronsky's context? He says it's used in America.

A brief foray into the intertubes with the google reveals that some benighted souls using Microsoft Windows use the term x out of a window or x out of an application or often "x" out, meaning to click the "X" icon in the upper right of a window. I've never heard it used, but then I try not to use Microsoft products. It may be an indication of how widespread the usage is that

That's from the Urban Dictionary:

"X out

To close a computer program. Refers to the fact that on computers, the button to close a program is represented by an x. Usually used by people who don't know much about computers to begin with.

1: "Ok, now I'm supposed to x out of internet explorer?"

2: "Yes. But get firefox, for the love of ***.""