Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days 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-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down115
arrow-up1136arrow-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 · 14 days agomessage-square239linkfedilink
minus-squareSreudianFlip@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·14 days 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.
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.