Is it the end for full stops in texting? Some consider it off-putting

Using "text speak" has also been analysed as a form of situational code switching. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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(NYTIMES) - You are out with a few friends after a long day at the (Zoom) office.

You have been presenting a professional version of yourself for eight hours and are so relieved to speak freely at last, with as much slang, intonation and irony as you like.

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