How Can Punctuation Change the Tone of Online Communication?

[Adrian Baker]

Sometimes on PF people use words and phrases that CAN seem aggresive without smiley faces or similar to 'disarm' them.

However, as an alternative, we could use 'different' punctuation' to really be aggresive, without anyone knowing actually knowing, so also avoiding upset!

Here, take a look. - ?

Click me to see the new idea...

 

[Math Is Hard]

This is great! Mercy - I'm in tears!

 

[Moonbear]

Hey, how dare you! :)

 

[Math Is Hard]

oops sorry please don't misinterpret my punctuation in the previous post

 

[Adrian Baker]

oops sorry please don't misinterpret my punctuation in the previous post

., :) -

 

[BobG]

No wonder Dale Record uses so many commas in her posts - now I'm suddenly offended

 

[z-component]

Good one(,) Adrian Baker(!)

 

[Integral]

Humm, Perhaps we need some from of delimiter to indicated that ze punction is in effect. something like [ze]:) [/ze]

 

[εllipse]

Humm, Perhaps we need some from of delimiter to indicated that ze punction is in effect. something like [ze]:) [/ze]

[ze]

Of course, it should be acceptable to use the ze delimiter around words as well - ?

[/ze]

 

[Integral]

Of course, One could enclose the entire message,
[ze] Or perhaps, just a sentence - :) [/ze]


Hey! did you just call me a [ze] ? - [/ze] ?

 

[JamesU]

! :) -

 

[Kakarot]

\/\/3LL 1 pE|250NaLL'/ L1K3 t0 7yp3 1|\| L3et $p34K bec4u$E 1+s 4 |2EaLL'/ g00|) |/\|@j +0 $|-|0|/\| 0fF Mj EL173 1n+E|2|\|37 $KiLL$ t0 07|-|3r$

 

[Gale]

\/\/3LL 1 pE|250NaLL'/ L1K3 t0 7yp3 1|\| L3et $p34K bec4u$E 1+s 4 |2EaLL'/ g00|) |/\|@j +0 $|-|0|/\| 0fF Mj EL173 1n+E|2|\|37 $KiLL$ t0 07|-|3r$

wow, i could read that... the only L33T speak I've seen is people saying "L33T speak," or "L337 $p34k!" or something... go me!

 

[Kakarot]

wow, i could read that... the only L33T speak I've seen is people saying "L33T speak," or "L337 $p34k!" or something... go me!

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