Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoSo apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?message-squaremessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down19
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareSo apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·10 hours agoIf you interpret “Great.” as “passive aggressive”, you are nuts. It simply is correct grammar, something kids seem to be unaware of nowadays.
minus-squareSreudianFlip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 hours agoThe different context means it’s not a literary communication, but notation for casual speech. More script or score than Strunk and White. In that mode, punctuation is performative, and with a period after one word you should weigh heavily on a grim tone of voice, or perhaps sarcasm. As an old fart and former editor, context is key: there are many modes of expression, and the rules vary.
minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours ago It simply is correct grammar, something kids seem to be unaware of nowadays. What a boomer take. I could just as well say that the “kids” seem to be more aware of the use of punctuation in text messaging and the implied emotion they convey
If you interpret “Great.” as “passive aggressive”, you are nuts. It simply is correct grammar, something kids seem to be unaware of nowadays.
The different context means it’s not a literary communication, but notation for casual speech.
More script or score than Strunk and White.
In that mode, punctuation is performative, and with a period after one word you should weigh heavily on a grim tone of voice, or perhaps sarcasm.
As an old fart and former editor, context is key: there are many modes of expression, and the rules vary.
What a boomer take. I could just as well say that the “kids” seem to be more aware of the use of punctuation in text messaging and the implied emotion they convey