@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 8 months agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1799arrow-down132cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1767arrow-down1imageLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyz@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoOh definitely. Context is everything. Imagine getting hit with “K.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months 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.
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.