Digital communication has evolved into a language of its own. A CBS article explained, “We spend so much time emailing, texting, and tweeting these days that it's easy to get lax and write what might generously be called a colloquial style” (Tobak, 2012). A simple period could be mistaken for aggression, but question marks at the end of a sentence may sometimes be perceived as sass. Proper punctuation is unheard of, yet lots of punctuation may be accepted if it is used in the right context. Ok is plain, k is rude, and okiee is cute. Using abbreviations such as, “lol,” or, “ily,” are good, but if every other word is this way it’s annoying. Put three Emoji’s at the end of a statement and it’s okay, putting two Emoji’s is a little weird, but put four and that’s excessive. Get it? Me neither. The digital world changes constantly and a person may easily lose track of the correct implementation of the variations grammar. |
-Kira
Works Cited:
Bennett, J. (2015, February 27). When Your Punctuation Says It All (!). Retrieved from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/style/when-your-punctuation-says-it-all.html
Matos, D. (2010, August 6). Smile ;). Retrieved from Flickr.: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmatos/4866232631/
McKnight, J. (2010, July 18). It's! (Cropped). Retrieved from Flickr.: https://www.flickr.com/photos/janetmck/4803993751/
Tobak, S. (2012, June 27). Does grammar matter anymore? (LOL). Retrieved from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/does-grammar-matter-anymore-lol/