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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople. Who. Put. A. Period. After. Every. Word. Are. Like. Nails. On. A. Blackboard.
They also have nothing to say and use the device to make their nothingness sound meaningful.
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People. Who. Put. A. Period. After. Every. Word. Are. Like. Nails. On. A. Blackboard. (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2020
OP
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)1. Eh
trackfan
(3,650 posts)8. That's the Res Gestae Divi Augusti
unblock
(52,503 posts)2. P.o.i.n.t. T.a.k.e.n.
Music Man
(1,184 posts)3. Yes. Pence is unbearable to listen to for this reason.
He is like stock presidential characters from bad political dramas.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)4. Ahhhh, grumpy??? Chill out! Nt
PufPuf23
(8,858 posts)5. Never put a period after every word myself.
But have thought that it was a method to make the phrase or whatever not subject to internet search.
IMO why bother? If one is worried like that about something don't post it on the internet.
Like you, find the practice irritating as well as a number of other cutesy internet things.
nice to have nonsense to grumble about.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)6. I think it's hard work
to put a period after every word, or to capitalize every other letter, or any of the other things the kids are up to. Such hard work that I'd just as soon not say it as take the trouble, even if I could figure out what it meant.
BamaRefugee
(3,488 posts)7. Only. If. They. Do. It. As. Many. Times. As. You. Just. Did.
denbot
(9,901 posts)9. Nuh. Uhn.
n.t.
GodlessX
(40 posts)10. Used. For. Emphasis. n/t