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November 25, 2013 10:46 pm GMT
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The Period Is Pissed: Texting Made Our Plainest Punctuation Aggressive
The period was always the humblest of punctuation marks. Recently, however, it’s started getting angry. I’ve noticed it in my text messages and online chats, where people use the period not simply to conclude a sentence, but to announce “I am not happy about the sentence I just concluded.”
Say you find yourself limping to the finish of a wearing workday. You text your girlfriend: “I know we made a reservation for your bday tonight but wouldn’t it be more romantic if we ate in instead?” If she replies:
we could do that
Then you can ring up Papa John’s and order something special. But if she replies, Read more...
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