Yeah, I heard mention about periods at the end of chat, comments, and txts make them seem more rude, since it’s supposed to be a more informal form of communication. I take it as them interpreting it as the sender being overly formal and strict, and dictating, as the reader is reading it in their mind, where the end of the message is.
Instead of letting them read it with an open invitation for a reply at the end, it communicates the sender doesn’t want to continue further down the topic - it adds a sense of finality to the thought when the person reads it, internally. It’s definitely something in language that’s part of a generational divide formed completely by the media it’s being conveyed in.
Also, unrelated to my wall-o-txt, I can’t get over my love of kbin’s transparency of upvotes and downvotes - after moving over, I can see exactly who is tossing them around. It prevents a whole lot of misunderstandings.
Yeah, he could be reading it the same as someone looking them straight in the face, judgmentally communicating “are you being dumb?”, when it could mean any number of things - like contemplating pensively or not knowing what to say.
The younger generation has had trouble with others watching and judging them in a lot of aspects in life - not just from real life interactions with the older gen, but also things like the constant barrage of being forcefully compared with peers on digital platforms that are incentivized to do so. It can manifest in a lot of aspects in interactions that leave them always feeling inadequate. Acting on that mindset, that could be how “…” can become a negative interaction instead of neutral.
More communication with you about it would probably help him untangle those signals, and learn to relax about it a little, though.
Yeah, I heard mention about periods at the end of chat, comments, and txts make them seem more rude, since it’s supposed to be a more informal form of communication. I take it as them interpreting it as the sender being overly formal and strict, and dictating, as the reader is reading it in their mind, where the end of the message is.
Instead of letting them read it with an open invitation for a reply at the end, it communicates the sender doesn’t want to continue further down the topic - it adds a sense of finality to the thought when the person reads it, internally. It’s definitely something in language that’s part of a generational divide formed completely by the media it’s being conveyed in.
Did an internet search after hearing it, and came across articles that bring it up; like https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969004/before-texting-your-kid-make-sure-to-double-check-your-punctuation and https://writingcooperative.com/gen-z-hates-the-full-stop-47dde5ec2b5c
Also, unrelated to my wall-o-txt, I can’t get over my love of kbin’s transparency of upvotes and downvotes - after moving over, I can see exactly who is tossing them around. It prevents a whole lot of misunderstandings.
Though in almost the same sentence he said that “…” annoys him too. I find they have opposite meanings and he’s probably just a wee fanny
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Yeah, he could be reading it the same as someone looking them straight in the face, judgmentally communicating “are you being dumb?”, when it could mean any number of things - like contemplating pensively or not knowing what to say.
The younger generation has had trouble with others watching and judging them in a lot of aspects in life - not just from real life interactions with the older gen, but also things like the constant barrage of being forcefully compared with peers on digital platforms that are incentivized to do so. It can manifest in a lot of aspects in interactions that leave them always feeling inadequate. Acting on that mindset, that could be how “…” can become a negative interaction instead of neutral.
More communication with you about it would probably help him untangle those signals, and learn to relax about it a little, though.