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New Republic: The Period, Our Simplest Punctuation Mark, Has Become a Sign of Anger.

The unpunctuated, un-ended sentence is incredibly addicting.  I find it horrific; like those people wearing house-slippers and slept-in sweatpants in public. It betrays no philosophy other than the laconic. It explains a mystery, however - I try to use correct punctuation, even in IM’ing. Perhaps this article’s observation is why many conversations languish. I’ll have to start asking if people believe me to be angry.

11/26/13 • 02:28 PM • Internet • Mobile • Psychology • Scholarly • 1 Comment

Comments:

I had missed the implications of the period, but had noticed in IM that the exclamation point has replaced the smiley.

Hi!
not
Hi
Never Hello

Posted by Emmett on 11/27/13 at 01:13 AM

 

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