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post 1614655181 08-26-2020, 07:40 AM
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Grammar is intimidating...according to Generation Z

source:https://www.rt.com/op-ed/498970-full...-generation-z/

Full stops are ‘intimidating’ Gen Zers and are being ‘revised’, linguists say… just like ‘racist’ maths & proper spelling

A full stop – ending a sentence with a period – is a sign of ‘aggression’ to the hyper-sensitive generation raised with cell phone in hand, according to linguists who presumably prefer we communicate in emojis.

Ending a message with a period has come to “signify an abrupt or angry tone of voice” to Generation Z, some linguists claim, arguing that in the era of ubiquitous texting and instant messaging, full stops are no longer necessary to merely indicate the end of a sentence.

An idea’s conclusion is implied by the end of the message, they insist (because nobody communicates in more than one sentence at a time anymore, apparently – you just hit ‘send’ and start a new message).When full stops are used, they’re supposedly interpreted as “ominous” or emotionally charged by the hyper-sensitive young people reading the message.

The full stop’s use is being “revised in a really fundamental way,” Professor David Crystal, billed by the UK Telegraph as “one of the world’s leading language experts,”alleges. It’s no longer about ending a sentence but about an “emotion marker,” he says. This is even “backed up by science” – a 2015 Binghamton University study found college students perceive text messages ending in a full stop as being “less sincere” than those without one.


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post 1614655231 08-26-2020, 07:41 AM
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The same generation using Grammarly and paying the premium each month rather than learning to read/write properly.

While complaining that property is too expensive.

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You have to blame the parents for raising the most beta generation of all time. The parents would have been born in the 60s. What generation is that?
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Girls I chat with get turned off when I don't use any smileys and proper gramma, 100% srs. The period is a death blow.

It's because they are used to chatting with guys using all sorts of smileys/emojis, as well as with their girlfriends. So when a dude comes around chatting with proper grammar and so forth, they imagine this lame, boring, stiff and strict man talking with them.
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Using a couple of crackpot academics theories to create a clicbait article to stir the pot.
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they were born with this technology so they experience diff than us oldcels
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as long as they don't try to change writing standards, i don't give a fuk
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FYI rt.com is the anti-Western media arm of a company owned by the Russian government. These are the people engaged in dividing the US, one article at a time.


Putting the sensationalism aside, if you can sensationalize using periods, there is some legitimacy to this. I utilize full stops as a tool to convey a number of things in written communication, largely around formality and tone. When I'm aiming to be less formal and more friendly, I leave sentences open-ended

When I'm aiming to be more formal, am communicating important points that require an abrupt ending for emphasis, etc, I use a full stop.
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