fossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 1 month agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1796arrow-down132cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1764arrow-down1imageLinguistic PerscriptivistsfossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 month 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-up2·1 month agoOh definitely. Context is everything. Imagine getting hit with “K.”
minus-squaresrestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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.