fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1745cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1745imageLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkyeStarfalllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 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.