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Posted on 08/24/2020 9:14:29 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Readers of a sensitive nature be warned – this story contains full stops.
The humble dot may have been used to end sentences for the past 2,200 years without any whiff of offence, but to a new generation weaned on text messages, it has become a sign of muted aggression.
Feverish debate broke out on social media last week after writer Rhiannon Cosslett tweeted: 'Older people – do you realise that ending a sentence with a full stop comes across as sort of abrupt and unfriendly to younger people in an email/chat? Genuinely curious.'
Several Twitter expressed disbelief, and, despite her own use of a full stop, one even accused her of 'peak snowflakery'.
That prompted crime novelist Sophie Hannah to reply: 'Just asked 16-year-old son – apparently this is true. If he got a message with full stops at the end of sentences he'd think the sender was "weird, mean or too blunt".'
According to experts, youngsters used to communicating electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, rather than using a full stop, which they use only to signal they are annoyed or irritated.
Linguist Dr Lauren Fonteyn said: 'If you send a text message without a full stop, it's already obvious that you've concluded the message. So if you add that additional marker for completion, they will read something into it and it tends to be a falling intonation or negative tone.'
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One more generation like the last two, the United States will be invaded and conquered over the next decade.
Not exactly the same topic, but — anyway — I’ve noticed that people can’t focus or conclude any thoughts on — whatever — last week I met this guy and he was — you know — and I’m like — but he didn’t finish any of his — so, it’s totally confusing and — whatever — so who uses periods anyway, because racism and stuff
Holy Mother of God.
A period is now a triggering mechanism.
Honestly, as I typed this, I had to go back to the thread and be sure it wasn’t the Babylon Bee.
“Linguist Dr Lauren Fonteyn ...”
No.
Gad.
I just triggered you three times. No, four times. No, five times!
One more generation like the last two, the United States will be invaded and conquered over the next decade.
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We already have been......
Parents, teach your children. I despise getting text messages with truncated language. No one needs to conserve data these days. Terms like “UR”, B4, annoy me. When I text I use grammar and spelling as well as I can. It does annoy my daughter, but she is used to it.
Write for your audience. Not for idiots. Unless your audience. Are idiots.
Are you serious? Some people are being offended by...a PERIOD?????
*facepalm* You gotta be kidding me.
Offended by a period? This has to be a joke.
Wait. Wut?
Were you watching a Joe Biden speech?
I was about to say that there is no cure for Young-n-Dumb. There is. War.
“... writer Rhiannon Cosslett ...”
Also, no.
Which last two?
>>One more generation like the last two, the United States will be invaded and conquered over the next decade.<<
By Greenland or any other literate country.
Let’s all focus on something more serious! Why aren’t exclamation points used more often? Don’t skimp on the exclamation points!
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