Thursday, September 29, 2016
Texting & Punctuation: Is it Necessary?
Many of us use texting as both a professional tool as well as a social tool. Some use punctuation majority of the time because it represents being proper. Many studies suggest that the usage of punctuation in texts is expresses emotion and gives the reader an idea of how a person is feeling based on the type of structure and punctuation the text conveys. Punctuation has many different meanings in text such as a period at the end of a sentence meaning seriousness and sometimes annoyance. Depending on the person, texting will always express and display their personality and emotion. I personally feel that punctuation in texting is important to effectively express our feelings and emotion and not have any confusion about it. Whether we are mad, sad, happy, annoyed, or aggravated, texting with punctuation will display the emotions we want to exhibit. Comma or no comma? Period or no Period? Its your personal decision.
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Joelisse,
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