If you’re still using proper grammar and capital letters in texts, anyone under 18 thinks you’re WAY OLD.

A TikToker named Nicole Pellegrino went straight to the source and talked to her much-younger sister about it, and her sister’s friend.

She asked why they only use lower-case letters and seem to ignore ALL the grammar rules. Their short answer is punctuation and full sentences are “like, a school thing.” They also think nearly all the emojis are lame.

@nicolepellegrin0 Replying to @hollymadison Gen Alpha’s out here using Siri to write essays #genalpha #genalphaslang ♬ original sound – Nicole Pellegrino