Why Does Using a Period in a Text Message Make You Sound Insincere or Angry?

BY LAUREN COLLISTER July 19, 2016 When it comes to texting, the period, full stop, point – whatever you call it – has been getting a lot of attention. People have begun noticing slight changes to the way our smallest punctuation mark is deployed, from declarations that it’s going out of style to claims that it’s becoming angry. What they’re actually noticing is written language becoming more flexible, with texting possessing its own set of stylistic norms (sometimes informally called “textspeak” or “textese”). The period is merely one example of…