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minus-square@thurmite@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-21 year agoI know this is, like, counter to your argument, which I fully agree with, but… I am triggered by the lack of periods at the end of your paragraphs.
minus-square@SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoHowever, when you put periods at the end of stuff like text messages, it sounds almost passive aggressive, doesn’t it? It’s the difference between “Okay” And “Okay.”
minus-square@thurmite@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoOh definitely. Context is everything. Imagine getting hit with “K.”
minus-square@srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI always punctuate everything and most people think I’m just angry. It’s not that I’m a prescriptivist, I just take it as a game.
I know this is, like, counter to your argument, which I fully agree with, but… I am triggered by the lack of periods at the end of your paragraphs.
However, when you put periods at the end of stuff like text messages, it sounds almost passive aggressive, doesn’t it?
It’s the difference between
“Okay”
And
“Okay.”
Oh definitely. Context is everything.
Imagine getting hit with “K.”
👍
I always punctuate everything and most people think I’m just angry. It’s not that I’m a prescriptivist, I just take it as a game.