Gen Z hates periods

[Alien826]

Are you offended?

No. You didn't end the sentence with a period. Now that would be offensive. Puzzled, somewhat.

 

[John53]

Gen Z grew up largely communicating on social media. Some platforms, like Twitter, have limited space for one’s messages.

Wot mks u say dat

 

[Father Heathen]

I have head this from other sources. The period at the end of a sentence in a text is often seen as a sign of aggression. For me it is just the way I was taught to end a sentence.

Bit if any body wants some aggression I will end my post with some..............................................................................................................................................................................................................

Then our school systems have truly failed.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Then our school systems have truly failed.

Not necessarily. This tends to apply to the world of texting. I read the article and it appears that punctuation is alive and well in the world of email and beyond. The article states this and it was also in reference to texting that I had heard this previously.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Wot mks u say dat

Brings to mind scenes involving Samuel L Jackson from Pulp Fiction and the Boondocks.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I have head this from other sources. The period at the end of a sentence in a text is often seen as a sign of aggression. For me it is just the way I was taught to end a sentence.

Bit if any body wants some aggression I will end my post with some..............................................................................................................................................................................................................

I rather suspect that it's nothing more than not liking to be constrained at all, not even by "rules" of grammar. Gen Z is the first cohort to grow up digitally literate, which in many ways seems to me almost the polar opposite of actually "literate."

 

[SomeRandom]

Wot mks u say dat

Jst a hnch m8

 

[exchemist]

This came up on CNN last night and I looked into it. It seems that Gen Zs do get offended by periods. (That's "full stops" to Brits and others, nothing to do with menstruation). Here's a link.

Gen Z Hates The ‘Full Stop’

My reaction? Once, young people were known for brashness, insensitivity and not considering others, but were never accused of being overly sensitive to perceived rudeness.

"Wahhhh! You put a period on a sentence! That's so rude! Booohooo!"

What is going on?

Oh, they also grade the meanings of "OK", depending on how you spell it. Ok, OK, K, Okay, all have different emotional weights.

In the link someone jokingly suggested removing all punctuation and even the spaces between words. Let's try that last one ...

"Thepenismightierthanthesword". Hmmm.

I've come across this in the context of text messages.

The 13yr old daughter of a friend thinks it aggressive to use full stops on text messages. When I queried this with my 19yr old son, he confirmed it is the case, though he says sensible people realise that old fogeys like me don't mean anything by it. (!)

But so far as I know it only applies to text messages and other casual media comms. No one thinks you can write an essay, or an email, without full stops.

 

[ChristineM]

So... this isn't about menstruation. Disappointed. I was hoping for new news of a cure.

Getting older is the cure.

 

[Quintessence]

Getting older is the cure.

But that takes too long!

 

[Subduction Zone]

Getting older is the cure.

Yes. It worked for me. I have not menstruated for years.

 

[Subduction Zone]

But that takes too long!

Well death fixes the problem too.

 

[ChristineM]

But that takes too long!

Well death fixes the problem too.

I think id rather it take too long than death

 

[Twilight Hue]

This came up on CNN last night and I looked into it. It seems that Gen Zs do get offended by periods. (That's "full stops" to Brits and others, nothing to do with menstruation). Here's a link.

Gen Z Hates The ‘Full Stop’

My reaction? Once, young people were known for brashness, insensitivity and not considering others, but were never accused of being overly sensitive to perceived rudeness.

"Wahhhh! You put a period on a sentence! That's so rude! Booohooo!"

What is going on?

Oh, they also grade the meanings of "OK", depending on how you spell it. Ok, OK, K, Okay, all have different emotional weights.

In the link someone jokingly suggested removing all punctuation and even the spaces between words. Let's try that last one ...

"Thepenismightierthanthesword". Hmmm.

They can't even be bothered to write in cursive! Too hard!

You know, making a period takes a lot of effort for some people.

Maybe they will push for a disability clause that that exempts all the damage making a period causes.

You know, emotional and physical hardships that can result from making a period.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Even for Gen Z I'm skeptical that this is actually a thing.

I was thinking along the lines of Onion.

Please let it be Onion material...

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Yes. It worked for me. I have not menstruated for years.

Oh, dear -- you just reminded me of a terrible old (gay) joke. I couldn't possibly repeat it here......but

Spoiler: Naughty

Oh, that old queen's on her period -- her gums are bleeding.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Ugh....looks like German.

Or Mary Poppins the sequal.

 

[Alien826]

Oh, dear -- you just reminded me of a terrible old (gay) joke. I couldn't possibly repeat it here......but

Spoiler: Naughty

Oh, that old queen's on her period -- her gums are bleeding.

How about this one.

Did you hear about the cross-eyed seamstress?

She couldn't mend straight.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I was thinking along the lines of Onion.

Please let it be Onion material...

This thread had me looking over text echanges, and indeed my youngest nephews don't use periods (these two were late after the main herd).
And because you said that, I'm glad it's not the Onion.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

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