User writing styles

peterr...he's a really deep thinker.

I learn much American grammer on this site.

Sentence structure, spellings and misspellings, grammar, capitalisation, frequency and type of emoticons, and content are very distinctive features of the style of a lot of people on IIN.

I particularly notice people who's styles are very different to mine. No capitals at the start of some sentences (Holzman_67), lots of ellipsis (TheGhostOfReason), no line of space between paragraphs (thegypsysailor), long posts and paragraphs (ItDuz - although I sometimes to this too). I think of these features of text in the same way I think of features of accents in spoken word. Other people here are have distinctions that appear more subtle to me (especially when they're very similar to mine: thisissomuchfun, bananaface, dappled, howaminotmyself, charli.m and a lot more), and other people have writing styles I really can't operationalise the features of at all.

People like flutterhigh had a very distinctive way of writing because of the content of his posts. Not the subject matter so much as an err of wit, smugness, self-awareness and mischief that followed him around. dirtybirdy has a very distinctive personality too, as does Bugsforbreakfast. A lot of people here do, but those are the most immediate examples for me.

If you ever want to identify me: I use a lot of brackets, semi-colons and asterisks to indicate emphasis. I almost always use an "-ise" ending instead of an "-ize" ending in words like "realise" and "Anglicise". I usually write out numbers in full (as in "ten", rather than "10") unless I'm doing actual maths or it would take a very long time. And a surprisingly large number of my posts finish with the tongue emoticon :P

I think there are more technical givaways, beyond subject matter. Punctuation, grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure to name a few.

Use of passive verbs is another...like I just did. It's not wrong, and only frowned upon in formal writing, which some here like to attempt.

The rambling posts without any punctuation or paragraphs is another, and easily identified.

Of course, differences among cultures: American English, as opposed to Oceana or Brittish for example, can give clues. Persons who are really sharp can discern Brittish from Scottish or Welsh, Australian from New Zealand, or Texan from Midwestern.

There's always time for a cheesy rhyme.

I have been here for a while and I've met a ton of characters so I'm just going to try to remember (trust me, I feel like a freak doing this but idk if that makes me weird or whatever...). I'll start with the guys that I find in the chatroom most of the time - True(white nationalist), thisissomuchfun (amazing person), Aliceee93 (always positive, like always), EccentricWeird (...), Dot123, lulz, omglula, Undercovercarrot, RapidlyRotatingPanda, charli.m, ilovesexytime, Acerbic (loves body art), chewy, itDuz, howaminotmyself...
These guys usually comment a lot but since they are that many people I can only write a few - RoseIsabella, shuggy-chan, dirtybirdy ( :D), kelili, CounterfeitCircus, bananaface, keddersprincess, TheGhostofreason, Hamid, robbie, handsignals, thegypsysailor, Holzman, Acumen, gummy, Anime7...

There's charli.m who has a 'maternal' writing style, always sweet and caring.

I love dirtybirdy. Her comments are really helpfull, and calming.

I like those people with good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

well subject matter is easiest

robbieforgotpw talks toilet humour
Ioncecamewaytoohard talks about blowing a load

hmm other than that I don't really pick up on idiosyncrasies within writing. Maybe I lack perception in that regard. I'm much better at finding character in voice conversation.

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Well I know Sweet_Brown calls people "Honey, baby or child" or any other old people names... She seems to have an obsession with fire and a love for "cold pop." Just look at her profile description...

My writing style is a mix. There's time when I'm a silly little gummy bear, or a bit of a troll. Then I can be sarcastic and I answer redundant posts with sarcastic comments that somehow relates and get good feedback. But yeah... My style really isn't set in stone.

There is a user on here, whom I admittedly have a crush on and I am able to easily recognise her writing. She has such a unique way with words and it is a distinctive style. I'm not sure if it is my feelings towards her that makes it easier for me to recognise the style.

I know that this post was written by the user I'm_a_pussy

I'm notoriously unknown for that ;)

I find this really funny, because reading the stories in this site have influenced my writing style a lot. And I guess that this affects everyone as well, even if it is just a little.

I don't recognize any users, but I do see certain patterns. For example, I really appreciate when the poster actually wraps up the whole story into one final sentence or question. At the same moment, I also like when stories have a good introduction and when the issue is addressed correctly.

No one ever talks about me. I guess i'm not distinctive enough lol.

I like to see people be versatile. For example, they could one moment be involved in a deep thinking conversation and the next moment be dishing out funny quips. It makes them very interesting.

I myself happen to like using emoticons :P and lots of ellipses to make me seem...thoughtful...or like stevie from Malcolm in the Middle haha your choice. I write as I think/speak so oftentimes I am not gramatically correct but whatevsauce. This isn't really on topic...meh it's related, I suppose.

Honestly there isn't really much of a writing style. I mean yes, subject matter, you can pick up on like Holzman said. But finding out the way someone writes I don't really see since online everyone types and thus has the same writing style. If we each had to write our things in our own hands then yes I think I could pick up on that, but since we don't I can't. Although I'm not saying that it is not possible to, I'm just saying that I can't.

Or, if it is due to something else.