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What’s the deal with all these full stops in texts? We’re just texting; why do you need to act like we’re negotiating a contract? What’s the need for all this formality? Quite frankly, the full stops feel a little aggressive. It’s just so blunt. Such a definite end to a text message.

It makes me feel like I’m back in school again, and I’ve served my time. Sure, when it comes from someone over the age of 30, I’ll take their full stop with a pinch of salt. I assume they just don’t know that those went out of fashion around the same time as MySpace and capris.



But if one of my friends were to hit me with a ‘Hello.’ over text, I’d start sweating. Essentially, a text like that is grounds for me to assume that I am involved in a serious argument with said friend.

That’s just not how we text. There’s a fairly strict rubric that all Gen Zers follow when they’re texting. Instead of using full stops, we tend to send multiple short messages.

Each message is a bit like a sentence, but with poor structure. We’re not looking for a Nobel Prize in literature here. Clear, quick communication.

Instead of saying to a friend, ‘I’m five minutes away from your house.’ I’d go with ‘there in 5’ – no need for capital letters or full stops. Get the job done.

No funny business. I can feel the eyes of the older generations rolling, as they read that. A few disgruntled mutterings, calling me a snowflake, or weak, saying that I don’t know what struggle is.

Y.

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