Stop. Using. Periods. Period

Full stop...

An old friend who's out of fashion.

Have you ever watched parents try to text with their children, Jeff Guo writes on washingtonpost.com.

One hilarious type of misunderstanding goes like this:

Parent: I am waiting for you in the car.
Child: r u mad?
Parent: I am not mad.
Parent: I am telling you I am waiting.
Child: what?????

The poor mom or dad doesn’t understand one of the cardinal rules of texting, which is that you don’t use periods, period. Not unless you want to come off as cold, angry or passive-aggressive.

For more about the poor period:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/13/stop-using-periods-period-2/?tid=sm_fb

Photo: washingtonpost.com.