[Ads-l] final period in text msg construed as unfriendly/angry

[Tom Zurinskas]

That's what my granddaughter said when I ended a final sentence with a period.  Who knew?


Tom Zurinskas,
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Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 3:23 AM
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Subject: final period in text msg construed as unfriendly/angry

...but only at the end of the message.  In the middle, they're ok [sic]

https://qz.com/1169792/theres-a-reason-using-a-period-in-a-text-message-makes-you-sound-angry/
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There’s a reason using a period in a text message makes you sound angry<https://qz.com/1169792/theres-a-reason-using-a-period-in-a-text-message-makes-you-sound-angry/>
qz.com
Text messages ending in periods are perceived as more insincere.




Brian Hitchcock
Lead Technical Writer - IT Department
SKECHERS USA
brianhi at skechers.com
310-937-1346

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