"Hey you busy tonight?"
Dublin Core
Title
Description
My friend started this text message conversation and invites me to see a movie with her. I had to wait for her to finish eating dinner since these plans were made last minute. As one can see, these text messages have diction that is considered somewhat formal rather than informal. Also, I needed my cellphone and my friend’s number for this conversation.
Creator
Monica Rueda
Source
Monica Rueda
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
Rights
Monica Rueda
Language
English
Identifier
Coverage
2000-2024
Letter, Message, and Announcement Item Type Metadata
Genre
text message
Material
digital
Circulation
Person to Person (Digital)
Linguistic Text
Unknown: Hey you busy tonight?
Monica Rueda: Hi no I'm not
Unknown: Well u wanna hang out? There's a free movie their showing at askew :)
Monica Rueda: Sure! What time??
Unknown: 7 but I was planning on eating dinner rn
Monica Rueda: Okay! I already had dinner so we could meet up before 7
Unknown: Cool. I'll let you know when I'm done
Monica Rueda: Hi no I'm not
Unknown: Well u wanna hang out? There's a free movie their showing at askew :)
Monica Rueda: Sure! What time??
Unknown: 7 but I was planning on eating dinner rn
Monica Rueda: Okay! I already had dinner so we could meet up before 7
Unknown: Cool. I'll let you know when I'm done
Visual Text
A screenshot of a text message conversation taken on an Apple iPhone. The background is white, and the recipient's name is edited out. The sender's text has white font and a green bubble background, while the recipient has black text and a gray bubble background.
Files
Citation
Monica Rueda, “"Hey you busy tonight?",” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 19, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/157.