Wouldn’t It Be Cool If: we learned from LITERATURE?
WIBCI communicating clearly was a good thing?
I use punctuation in texts.
I’ve read that this can be off putting to some people, it can seem as terse, out of touch, or stringent.
Writing is an art form, the better you do it, the better you communicate your thoughts into the world. You wouldn’t record a song without the drums. Punctuation has meaning and purpose, it is supposed to be there to guide you through the meaning of the words. A semi colon is a tool, it says, ‘this idea is going to take a while, the part after the semi colon COULD be its own sentence, but I want it associated with the first part’. I care far more about articulating my thoughts so they can not be misconstrued, than worrying about how my proper use of the English language makes the receiver ‘feel’. I do not enjoy explaining what I mean, I do it properly the first time. I do not wish to waste time hearing, texting nor thinking phrases like ‘that isn’t what I meant’, or ‘you don’t understand’, ‘you aren’t getting me’. I like to be got the first time.
Perhaps if those that find punctuation in texts like to be vague and misunderstood, or like to waste time explaining intent, or maybe they don’t understand what the dots and dashes mean?
What do YOU think?
Last Updated on 08/21/2025 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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