The receiving end of the text above is an uncomfortable place to be. Why? Because "thanks" ends in a period. Yes, it may just mean "thanks." Or it might mean "thanks, but not really, because your tardiness is annoying." A Binghamton University research team analyzed periods in text messages in a study published in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior." Researchers gave 126 undergrads a series of brief text messages -- represented as a phone screen printed on paper (because, you know, bud...
Stop Complaining About The Evolution Of Text Language. Period.
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2015 23:51
The receiving end of the text above is an uncomfortable place to be. Why? Because "thanks" ends in a period. Yes, it may just mean "thanks." Or it might mean "thanks, but not really, because your tardiness is annoying." A Binghamton University research team analyzed periods in text messages in a study published in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior." Researchers gave 126 undergrads a series of brief text messages -- represented as a phone screen printed on paper (because, you know, bud...
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