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Why Ending a Message With a Period Might End Your Relationships
Oh the times, oh the customs. Who’d ever think that something as small as a tiny dot in your text message could be fatal? Our inventive minds interpret text conversations however they like. That’s why you should think twice before putting a period at the end of your messages.
Bright Side is here to save your texts and relationships.
1. You seem less sincere.
A study conducted by psychologists from Binghamton University found that texts without periods were perceived as more genuine. The participants were teenagers whose task was to read short text messages that did and didn’t have periods at the end. Although the period was disapproved of in digital texts, everything was fine in written ones. If you still want to use a punctuation mark, let it be an exclamation point to appear more excited.
2. You can come across as passive-aggressive.


The period can make your text perceived as something aggressive, even if you don’t mean it to be. The thing is, this punctuation mark is overly final, and its use is simply unnecessary. It doesn’t serve a grammatical function because it’s clear when the text is over.
3. You may sound indifferent.
We can’t see each other while exchanging texts, which is why we lack those clues that let us guess someone’s mood. A study conducted by several psychologists revealed that responses with a period at the end looked less enthusiastic. What’s more, it can also be seen as abrupt. For example, saying “no.” shuts down the discussion, while “no...” lets it continue.
4. You might be seen as remote.


Using a period at the end might look quite formal for a text message. So it’s fair to say that the level of formality determines punctuation. Oftentimes, people use a period with a rhetorical meaning to emphasize or convey other emotions.
What’s your take on using the period? Do you put it at the end of your texts?
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maybe we should be the adults and teach these teens the proper way to write. also that not telling some one that they are leaving the conversation by saying goodbye, ttyl, got to go or something similar is the equivalent of leaving the phone on the counter while still connected. then walking away. we need to be the adults and not let teenagers run the world. i am curious since they no longer bother to teach cursive writing how are teens signing pay checks and legal papers?
what do you mean they aren't teaching cursive anymore? I learned cursive, and I'm in an online school. If they teach it on online school, surely they teach it at brick and mortar schools
It's a fact. Public schools are not required to teach handwriting according to a 2010 amendment to the Common Core State Standards.
This explains a lot haha
I don't type a dot at the end, ever! :D
I use dots to show how angry am I 😂
the ultimate passive-aggressive indicator
exactly!
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