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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 28 Jan 2015

    Are you missing your period? Here's how to tell. http://specc.ie/1BICpZo  via @spectator

    9:15 AM - 28 Jan 2015
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    • Dr. Arbergay Shary Lyssy Marshall Dr Saskia Sanderson Ajay Kapoor Jay Dixit Anatoly Karp Agi Mottern Alex Tager PRIYANKA
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      1.  ⛵️hmm hmm‏ @_thattagirl_ 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker @spectator When u put "your" in front of "period" half human race will think you're talking about something other than punctuation

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      1. s t e p h e n‏ @SAntonishen 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker @spectator as the article said, weak commas serve a purpose, which is to imply the tone and mindset of the writer

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      1. Dorkus Maximus‏ @mp256 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker Missing full stop. Missing a period would be a scary thought for many people @spectator

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      1. Dr. Arbergay‏ @doctagee 3 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @spectator Must be in the wrong place. I was googling amenorrhea.

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      1. (((Cornucopian)))‏ @fredsgarden 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker "...especially if you are over 45 and went to a good school: one at which you were well punctuated."

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      1. int%rmitt]nt sig^al. ...~!...))ACK.n34|&m4c(*.NAK.‏ @Auld_Mac 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker @spectator It's hard to construct a sufficiently snarky run on sentence in a tweet. #twitterfrustrations

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      2. s t e p h e n‏ @SAntonishen 28 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker @spectator seems like another example of language changing and growing, just with punctuation instead of vocabulary

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      3. Joe‏ @Bassbluff 28 Jan 2015
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        @SAntonishen no! It's just illiterates who didn't pay attention in school.

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      4. s t e p h e n‏ @SAntonishen 28 Jan 2015
        Replying to @Bassbluff

        @Bassbluff for some (ok maybe even most). But in this case it was describing it as being used to buffer oneself from being too assertive

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      5. Joe‏ @Bassbluff 28 Jan 2015
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        @SAntonishen that's what's wrong with certain people today, too pc and not assertive enough.

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