*PLEASE BOOST*
I’m an English major and a writer.
Old habits die hard.
But I’m always trying to learn new things, including communication nuances.
All of which is background leading up to this poll:
Should I stop adding periods at the end of texts that are intended to be open-ended and invite a reply (i.e. where I don’t want to appear offish or as if I’m trying to end the discussion)?
Don't you normally add .... to the end of text that is open.
I think that is fine, to do that, people know (or should) know what it means.
I think they have to use cursive here in the UK now, and even punctuation / grammar are seen as important.
I guess people at the top of the education systems feel it is not needed in the Internet age.
That fails to take in to account we work globally, you may end up with 1/2 your team being in a country where this IS important, and you would be expected to communicate properly with them.
:)
Education has been neglected for so long, we are now trying to play catch up and teach kids stuff that we were not taught properly at school.
Is that the St Louis Arch in your profile Pic ?
@zleap
Yes that's the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO. I live about 15 miles south of downtown in the suburbs.
@reay