fossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 4 months agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down132cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1765arrow-down1imageLinguistic PerscriptivistsfossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·4 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-squarethurmite@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOh definitely. Context is everything. Imagine getting hit with “K.”
minus-squaresrestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 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.