OTOH is the answer to the crossword clue
[Texted lead-in to an alternative]
in today’s New York Times puzzle
OTOH, short for “on the other hand,” is a [Texter’s transition] used to mean [“Then again…,” in a tweet].
It’s also seen as a [Texter’s equivocation]. [“However,” on screens], it might be seen less often as [“Conversely,” online] than as the answer to such clues in crossword apps.
Texting alternative?
Robyn Weintraub, New York Times – Sat, Dec 28, 2019
[But we should consider this”: initially]: OTOH is more common these days than some other text-speak answers. Not many people still use a word like IMING for [Starting an e-chat], or the word “e-chat,” for that matter.
When they use puns like [However quickly?] for OTOH, crossword puzzles make it a slightly tougher road to hoe. Still, once you know the letters the answer is pretty straightforward. So we’ll sew this post up here today, [However brief?].
