Are you an aggressive punctuator?
Today, reading the
usual news, nonsense and in-between on the internet, I run into this, from
the New York Post:
"The punctuation problem
ignited over social media recently, with Gen Z and millennials agreeing that
ending a sentence with a period is overly hostile and, worse yet, extremely
uncool."
“The
thing is, in a messaging conversation, a period is simply not necessary,” she
explained. “It’s clear when you’ve finished your thought already, so what
function does the period fulfill? As a result, using a period in messaging now
looks rather emphatic, and can come across as if you’re quite cross or
annoyed.”
Well,
geepers.
I'm a
touch-typist. I have been a touch-typist for over fifty years. I
don't think about these things. If I actually pay attention to what my
fingers are doing, that's when I screw up and misspell
things! I would have to concentrate in order not to
punctuate a sentence.
So my
response is in this meme:
That aggressive enough? I could add an exclamation point, but that might be tantamount to declaring war.
Do you punctuate texts? Do you double-space after a period? Do you care? Do your kids?
Tell me all!
--AlextheKay WantsToKnow!!
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