Good Grammar in Text Messages Might Make You Look Like a Jerk | Intellectual Takeout:
"When it comes to texting, the period, full stop, point – whatever you call it – has been getting a lot of attention.
People have begun noticing slight changes to the way our smallest punctuation mark is deployed, from declarations that it’s going out of style to claims that it’s becoming angry.
What they’re actually noticing is written language becoming more flexible, with texting possessing its own set of stylistic norms (sometimes informally called “textspeak” or “textese”).
The period is merely one example of this shift, a change that has opened up new possibilities for communicating with written language.
Just as we have different styles of speaking in different situations, so do we have context-dependent styles of writing...
...For some, this can appear angry or standoffish..."
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