I was listening to the radio on the way into work. Apparently a study was done that said, "60% of texters will misinterpret proper punctuation" (Ryan & Sophie, Ottawa's New Country 94).
I was raised to use correct punctuation. Proper grammar. In texting I may let it slide ever so slightly on occasion. But I tell everyone I type to show how I would say things in real life. I try to portray my tone and witticism through punctuation and capitalization. Until people actually share a conversation with me, I get it can come across funny and odd.
But tough luck. I won't be changing how I type to unoffend people. People nowadays are offended way too easily, and need to toughen the fuck up.
60% of text messengers feel that ending a message with a period (that little dot people use instead of a question mark sometimes, or don't bother using at all so their thoughts and sentences mesh together) means the sender is mad.
What?
So I guess when I use an ellipse, I'm three times as pissed.
I remember when texts could not be longer than 140 characters; the days when you had to text to your Twitter account because there was no app, and your phone didn't have a colour screen. Those days... I used proper grammar and punctuation.
I take the time to put every character (letter and otherwise) because I care about what and how I write. If people choose to be offended because I'm showing I'm not your average meat head, so be it.
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