Comment on Why do people see me as far older than 19 when I type the way I do sometimes?/Why do people think full stops are rude?

andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’ve never had one, but they seem to be assholes in general. Cramps, bleeding, unwanted hormone surges.

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• KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It’s simply linguistic evolution, and I find it interesting how the internet has shaped language. Writing on the internet tends to be very short and conversation-like, so if you want to get a point across there’s no need for a full stop. This meant, that when people put full stops at the end of messages on the internet, it started being seen as more formal and serious, which became a tone marker

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  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    linguistic evolution

    “Usage dictates form” is how vapid influencer bimbos are driving English into the dumpster. French evolves: it has a committee to weed out stupid. English has no such guidance, and that’s why it trends toward an appearance we’d call ‘platypodian’ if we could only find some instagram bimbo to promote it.

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    • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      French evolves: it has a committee to weed out stupid.

      How are you going to stop people from using these “stupid” evolutions? That’s just not how language works. If this is really something France does, I’d imagine what they’d end up with is dictionaries that don’t at all match how people really speak.

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