I knew that graphology studies the character of a person by handwriting. But it turns out that she also deals with punctuation marks, both in written and printed texts. Still would! Recently, we often replace verbal communication with sms and messages on social networks. It would be wise if graphologists were not interested in this. What are they able to tell punctuation marks about a person's character?
Colon, especially instead of a dash - this is a sign of reserved people. Where the dasher flies, the colonist moves slowly, deliberately, and with stops, with a pronounced desire to figure things out.
ellipsis. The ellipsis is significant and democratic, open to the new and dynamic, unconventional and mysterious. Indicates the incompleteness of the statement, when the thought is interrupted by the speaker's excitement, external interference, indicates a hitch or a break in speech. It hides understatement and surprises, unpredictability and an abundance of options.
But if the text is literally full of dots, this can characterize a talkative person, whose thought does not keep pace with words, and there is no desire to think through to the end. Graphologists consider the abundance of dots a sign weak character.
Also, ellipses are abused by people who do not know the rules of punctuation well. They can be put instead of commas, or trying to replace the unsaid, which may indicate a lack of vocabulary.
An ellipsis can also betray a sick person: in psychiatry there is the concept of "schizophrenic punctuation." This is when a person writes: 1) short incoherent sentences with an abundance of dots, 2) long sentences in which dots are used instead of other punctuation marks.
Quotes are considered a favorite sign of lazy people and ambiguous people. It is difficult to say what is on the minds of those who abuse this punctuation mark: whether they are reluctant to look for the exact wording, and they get by with an approximate one, defining it in quotation marks; whether their speech should be understood in a figurative sense. After all, quotation marks can change the meaning of words to the opposite.
It is not easy for such people themselves: they doubt others and receive the same doubt in return. Their task is to become more sincere and stop judging other people, accept them as they are.
Parentheses needed by someone who seeks to separate the main idea from secondary ones, to streamline thoughts (and maybe life), but not very successfully: putting things in order, the lover of brackets gets even more confused. The abundance of brackets in the letter betrays a person who is closed, reserved, wary and laconic, accustomed to keeping his distance. Communication with such a person is not too easy: he attracts with mystery, erudition, but you don’t know what to expect from him. Opening such brackets is like opening a hug: you can reach a new, pleasant level of communication.
Long complex sentences. Love for them often speaks not of a complex personality, but that a person has not fully understood himself and / or wants to seem more difficult than he really is.
Using CAPS LOCK. Capital letters may indicate that a person has low self-esteem. Little is heard of him real life, so he tries to stand out in the letter.
Sentences start with a small letter. Also, it turns out, characterizes a person. Correspondence in a messenger or in social networks, however, may indicate that a person simply does not pay attention to it, is busy. But if a person deliberately begins sentences with a lowercase letter, it may indicate that he wants to hide. And if someone's name is not capitalized, then in this way it shows disrespect.
BY THE WAY! "You" is capitalized in formal letters when referring to a specific person. That. emphasize respect for the addressee. In other cases, we write with a small one.
Smilies. Initially, these non-verbal means of communication were created to convey the emotional background of the writer. Over time, people have learned to cover up with emoticons what they feel. For example, you read a joke and put it :-D, and at that time cats scratch in your soul.
I often think that there must be a special typographic sign for a smile - something like a curved line, lying on the back of a parenthesis, this is the icon I would put in place of the answer to your question.
Vladimir Nabokov. From an interview in April 1969 (translated by A. G. Nikolaevskaya). Published in Nabokov V. Strong Opinions.
Indeed, in the past, only question and exclamation marks were mood markers. An ellipsis was used as a confusion.
At first, emoticons, as an expressive device, diversified electronic communication. An appropriately placed emoticon can indicate good mood the author, and even help to avoid offense in the event of a risky statement. However, it is important to understand that strikethrough and emoticons are not a substitute for wit and do not convey the exact meaning of what you want to say.
AT last years emoticons began to be used in the media. We will not go into arguments whether this is necessary and whether it is always justified :). It's about something else: everything that is out of place, of which there is too much, does not characterize us from the best side. As it turned out, a simple point - and that means a lot. So much for "just" punctuation marks!
We all communicate with each other on a daily basis. We communicate at home, at work, while on the road or at lunch. Most people increasingly prefer traditional phone calls text messages, therefore, instant messengers are so popular today. Add to that our daily interactions on social media, and the obvious is that we write a lot. So much and so fast that sometimes we forget to put commas, check spelling, exaggerate with exclamation marks or get carried away with ellipsis. The fact that punctuation marks speak about our character was told by a psychologist, hypnologist.
Do not use commas or use too many
Commas are a multifunctional sign, it is difficult to judge the character by it. But it is possible according to some syntactic constructions. A large number of unnecessary commas speaks of an uneducated but conscientious person who knows that he should put commas in the text, but does not know exactly where and how much.
Put an ellipsis after each sentence...
As a rule, an ellipsis after each sentence is used to indicate the incompleteness of the statement, caused by the speaker's excitement, a break in the logical development of thought, external interference, to indicate hitches or breaks in speech.
But it happens that the text is simply full of dots: to the place and out of place. The ellipsis suffers from talkative people, whose thoughts do not keep up with words. They are in a hurry to say, they are reluctant to think out to the end. Graphologists consider the abundance of dots a sign of a weak character.
If you were lucky enough to be born with an ellipsis, you are significant and democratic, open to new things and dynamic, mysterious and non-standard. If these qualities are not enough from birth, you can and should develop, because the ellipsis is life with its understatement and surprises, many options and unpredictability. This is an opportunity to come up with your own version of the development of events, to gain power over circumstances. Any sign can become an ellipsis, it would be a desire confirmed by action.
You use exclamation marks a lot
Too many exclamation points indicate youthful enthusiasm and enthusiasm. Exclamation points are often placed anywhere in the letters of schoolchildren, without any justification. Also, this habit is characteristic of temperamental people, ready at all costs to prove their case. Well, it’s not for nothing that this sign is called an exclamation mark, it is used when they want to focus on the subject of conversation, emphasize their idea, and affirm their opinion.
Put / do not put a dash
Dash - this sign is preferred by emotional and demonstrative people. A sort of sweeping sign, somewhat akin to an exclamation mark.
A dash is something so self-evident that it’s not worth talking about it, a dash, and nothing more. I am the boss, you are a fool, he is a smart one, and you are an idiot. The girl from the cover of a glossy magazine is just super, and I am a reflection in a crooked mirror. What is there to discuss? Everything is already clear, in a word - a dash. But! What goes without saying for a person - a dash, for his interlocutor can have a completely different meaning. There is a boss, but mental capacity are not determined by the chair he occupies. The cover girl is perfect and uninteresting, but mine non-standard appearance something catches. Smart people sometimes nothing new can be given to the world, and the half-wit Einstein, who did not master the final exams, created the theory of relativity.
Put a lot of question marks, ending your sentence not with a question, but ???!!
The abundance of question marks in the letter, often inherent in insecure people. By expressing an opinion, they leave themselves the opportunity to retreat: "I only assume and do not insist on anything." But again, emotional and eccentric people have such an expression of feelings that their text contains a large number of question and exclamation marks.
Use CAPS LOCK
When writing CAPS LOCK, you can say that a person has problems with self-esteem. In life, few people listen to him, do not take him seriously, so a person wants to draw attention to himself in this way. In other words, all this is from the poverty of the mind. And sometimes, when a person in a conversation switches completely to capital letters, this speaks of his emotional leap, that is, something either delights him or annoys him and has already pissed him off.
Some people use caps lock to make their words more expressive, for example, when commenting on someone's joke or saying.
Start all sentences with a small letter
In informal communication, whether it be correspondence in social network or messenger, this may not mean anything other than that a person does not pay attention to this nuance. At the same time, the auto-correctors built into phones, on the contrary, sometimes offer to replace a lowercase letter with an uppercase one. Therefore, it is unlikely that you will be able to write all sentences with a small letter.
There is another example when the interlocutor deliberately writes, say, your name with a small letter, or, talking about another person, does the same. Thus, he deliberately shows disrespect. The reason for this can be anything.
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There are many manuals for determining the nature of the handwriting. But in our computer age, it is not always possible to evaluate the handwriting of the "object" that interests us. And here punctuation marks come to the rescue.
Dot. A person who "fundamentally" does not put a full stop at the end of a sentence is simply spineless. dot instead of comma and short phrases- a sign of clear, precise, well-structured thinking.
Comma.
A multifunctional sign, it is difficult to judge the character by it. But it is possible - according to some syntactic constructions.
A large number of unnecessary commas speaks of an uneducated but conscientious person who knows that he should put commas in the text, but does not know exactly where and how much.
Introductory words are typical for solid people who do not get down to business "with a tip" - they need to prepare, build roads, lay water supply and electrical networks, and only then erect the building itself.
Exclamation point. Too many exclamation points indicate youthful enthusiasm and enthusiasm. Exclamation points are often placed anywhere in the letters of schoolchildren, without any justification.
Dash. This sign is preferred by emotional and demonstrative people. A sort of sweeping sign, somewhat akin to an exclamation point.
Colon, especially instead of a dash - a sign of restrained people. Where the dasher flies, the colonist moves slowly, deliberately, and with stops, with a pronounced desire to figure things out.
ellipsis. It is used to indicate the incompleteness of a statement caused by the speaker's excitement, a break in the logical development of thought, an external hindrance, to indicate a hitch or breaks in speech.
But it happens that the text is simply full of dots: to the place and out of place. The ellipsis suffers from talkative people, whose thoughts do not keep up with words. They are in a hurry to say, they are reluctant to think out to the end. Graphologists consider the abundance of dots a sign of a weak character.
Often ellipsis is abused by people who do not know the rules of punctuation, they are put instead of commas. The inability to express one's thoughts in writing, the lack of vocabulary - also leads to the abuse of ellipsis.
If the letter is written in short incoherent sentences with an abundance of dots, or long sentences in which dots are used instead of punctuation marks, then this is already a diagnosis. In psychiatry, this disorder is called schizophrenic punctuation.
Quotes - a sign of lazy people. They are abused by those who do not want to look for the exact wording, and they get by with an approximate one, taking it into quotation marks.
Question mark. He is loved by people who are insecure. When expressing an opinion, they leave themselves the opportunity to retreat: "I only assume and do not insist on anything."
Parentheses - for those who are important to separate the main idea from the secondary ones, who strive to streamline their thoughts (and maybe their lives), but not very successfully - putting things in order, the lover of brackets gets even more confused.
Semicolon - a sign of pedants and people who are attentive to the language, those who value accuracy in the transmission of intonation. Most get by with a regular comma.
Love for long complex sentences, as a rule, not a sign of a "complex personality" - rather, it speaks of a lack of ability to understand oneself and / or the desire to seem more complicated than you are.
