A note about formatting a post..

[TomK]

Using a period at the end of a text message, from NY Times:

The consensus is that many texters, especially young people, see end-of-message periods as tonally significant because they are unnecessary. It is clear that a message has ended regardless of punctuation, because each message is in its own bubble. Thus, the message break has become the default full-stop.

To younger generations, using proper punctuation in a casual context like texting can give an impression of formality that borders on rudeness, as if the texter is not comfortable enough with the texting partner to relax. The message-ending period establishes a certain distance. The punctuation is polite when speaking to someone older than you or above you at work, but off-putting among friends.

Simply put, the inclusion of a formality in casual communication is unnerving.

Wow.

"To younger generations, using proper punctuation in a casual context like texting can give an impression of formality that borders on rudeness, as if the texter is not comfortable enough with the texting partner to relax."

There are so many things in the real world to be concerned about these days but some youngsters are concerned if someone writes a proper sentence in a text? I probably won't be around to see it, but what will happen when the current texting generation ends up being diplomats and having to solve worldwide problems? Nuclear war begins because you used a period or a correct pronoun and it was "rude" and someone couldn't relax.