Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoSo apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?message-squaremessage-square309linkfedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down119
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareSo apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square309linkfedilink
minus-squareApollosArrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoTexting used to be done with a number pad, so going as far as adding a period used to be a statement. Obviously we all have keyboards now, but I’m sure some of that still translates over to today.
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoFair point, for T9 typing I can see that. I wouldn’t expect millennials and zennials to have dealt with T9 much, though.
Texting used to be done with a number pad, so going as far as adding a period used to be a statement. Obviously we all have keyboards now, but I’m sure some of that still translates over to today.
Fair point, for T9 typing I can see that. I wouldn’t expect millennials and zennials to have dealt with T9 much, though.