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I almost always use full grammar and punctuation, even in texts, and often in IMs. I'm weird like that. I hope I'm not coming across as angry or stern without r
by Kronopath 13y ago
I almost always use full grammar and punctuation, even in texts, and often in IMs. I'm weird like that. I hope I'm not coming across as angry or stern without realizing it.
- 5555624 13y agoOr you come across as old. I do it all the time, as well, and that's something I've been told. (I'm over 50.)
- Kronopath 13y agoI'm sure I would, were I not a sprightly twentysomething. Which is why I'm a bit surprised at the phenomenon described in the article, as I haven't noticed it. I'm unsure whether it's being overblown in importance for the sake of a story, or whether it's something that has been going completely over my head. Maybe it's more of a thing among modern teens who are growing up with smartphones in their pockets?
- jerf 13y agoMy text speak disappeared the moment I got Swype, and typing full words was hardly any harder than the abbreviations. Perhaps not using text speak is a sign of age, but it may also just be a momentary input-device anomaly too.
- moheeb 13y agoRight! I think in the future certain folks will be speaking pidgin txt while the rest of us that can afford the nicer phones or keyboards will use real words.