A case for using punctuation in Slack • Hacker News Board

Re: A case for using punctuation in Slack

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Post by abacadaba » Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 5:23 PM UTC

adjkant wrote: post #249

bccdee wrote: post #237

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Once multiple sentences are on the table, it matters a lot less. The real significant line is between "zero periods; none needed" and "one redundant period at the end."

OP here, I was very much referring to the last period, not periods in general.

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who's thought deeply about this :)

Re: A case for using punctuation in Slack

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Post by bigwavedave » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 7:59 AM UTC

lucisferre wrote: post #97

bigwavedave wrote: post #94

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Anytime my boss has sent me a '?' with no context, I've always responded with a '?' of my own. Context has always been forthcoming afterwards.

And they keep doing it? ?

Yep. It's become more of a "hey you, look at me" kind of thing for us with my '?' being a "yo, you've got my attention- what's up?" kind of response. It works this way for him and I, but I wouldn't expect it to be an inherent shorthand in any of my other relationships.

Re: A case for using punctuation in Slack

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Post by peterfield » Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 1:27 PM UTC

A case for using punctation, in Slack.

Re: A case for using punctuation in Slack

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Post by Phrodo_00 » Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 8:42 PM UTC

elwell wrote: post #266

Phrodo_00 wrote: post #231

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As an ESL speaker, I appreciate people who make an effort to correct me.

> As an ESL speaker, I appreciate people who make an effort to correct me. A flawless sentence!

:)