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What Students Are Saying About Space Travel, Texting Etiquette and Unplugging
Most people tend to text others in the same way that you verbally speak to them, with the incorporation of slang. The majority of text messages don’t end with periods, since when someone is speaking verbally, their sentences don’t necessarily end in abrupt stops. Instead, they trail off and allow other people to add their own opinions to the discussion. Therefore, when you end your sentences with periods while texting digitally, it feels passive aggressive because it feels as if they’re ending the conversation and not allowing the other person to add on. — Emily, New York Personally, I prefer full sentences, grammar, and sensible punctuation. To me, a poorly…