Guides to writing the small, awkward messages nobody teaches you, and plain answers to what a phrase, a number code or an SMS rule means. The answer comes first.
For when a copied message won't do: the habits that make a wish or an apology sound like you.
Most birthday wishes fail the same way: they're addressed to nobody in particular. Three small habits fix that, and none of them take longer than a minute.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itThree sorries and a question mark is not an apology. Here's what actually works.
The SMS4buddy team · 4 min read
Read itTwo or three plain sentences are enough. What to say, what never to say, how to sign off, and what to do if you're writing weeks late.
The SMS4buddy team · 5 min read
Read itWhatsApp's codes are *bold*, _italic_, ~strike~ and backticks for monospace. Plus where they stop working, and what to use there.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itWho gets a Diwali message, which channel to send it on, what to do about gifts, and what to leave out. The wording is on the wishes page.
The SMS4buddy team · 4 min read
Read itA card for the couple, an envelope for the family, a WhatsApp for the day. Who gets which, who signs, and when it's actually read.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itCopy an invisible character, paste it and send. Why the space bar doesn't work, and how to check whether your app will take it.
The SMS4buddy team · 2 min read
Read itSay you're thinking of them, ask for nothing back, and offer one specific thing. What not to say, and what to write when it's a long illness.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itOne specific memory, a thank-you, a wish and a real next step. How it changes for a retirement, a layoff and a boss, and how to sign a group card.
The SMS4buddy team · 2 min read
Read itOne message in the morning, one near moonrise, and no jokes about hunger. What to write as a husband, a wife or a friend.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itThe phrases, riddles and forwards people still search for, with the answer in the first paragraph.
It's one of the most-searched questions about the phrase, and the honest answer takes one sentence. The useful part is everything people are actually thinking of when they ask it.
The SMS4buddy team · 5 min read
Read itIt's a riddle, the answer is a pun, and there are about six competing punchlines depending on who told it to you. Here's the one people mean, plus the rest.
The SMS4buddy team · 5 min read
Read itThe phrase behind a thousand SMS puns, a Bollywood title and one very persistent joke.
The SMS4buddy team · 4 min read
Read itThe celebrity-name joke that ran on every Indian phone for a decade, and why the format works.
The SMS4buddy team · 4 min read
Read it143 means I love you: 1 letter, 4 letters, 3 letters. Plus 1432, 459, 831 and 520, and how to reply without making it weird.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itAn SMS fits 140 bytes, and 7 bits a character makes 160. Why one emoji drops it to 70, and where the number came from.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itInstagram has its own brand typeface and uses your phone's font in the app. You can't change either, but here's how to make your bio look different.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itDiwali follows the moon, so it slides about 11 days earlier a year until an extra month resets it. Why calendars can differ by a day too.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itShayari is the art, a sher is two lines, a ghazal is shers with a shared ending and a nazm is one poem on one subject.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
Read itMubarak is warm and easy, badhai is for achievements, shubhkamnayein is formal best wishes. Which one fits which occasion.
The SMS4buddy team · 3 min read
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