text / tekst
noun the words in a piece of printed or written material Apply yourself wholly to the text; apply the text wholly to yourself. Johann Albrecht Bengel, 1687-1752 the original words of an author A key text for me is James Baldwin’s essays. Glenn Ligon, 1960- a verse from religious scripture Teaching the biblical text means that we take our hearers on a journey to another world […] Brandon Kelley, ?- in printing, type As text gets bigger, the space between the letters expands […] thinkingwithtype.com/text/ in digital communication, a message sent from a phone There’s no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting. Ashton Kutcher, 1978- words set to music Text first, rhythm second, melody third. Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643 verb to send a typed message from a phone Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, but then again, do you think about those things when you talk? John H. McWhorter, 1965-