Person 1
1: "Do you feel better?"
Person 2
2: "Yeah, a little cleaner"
Person 2
3: "An recycle plastic bags here!"
Person 2
4: "*we"
Person 1
5: "That's so awesome!!!!!"
Person 2
6: "They kind of recycle EVERYTHING here"
Person 2
7: "Here it's like, when in doubt, recycle it!"
Person 1
8: "I wish Richmond was like that. And Baltimore"
Person 2
9: "But richmond is like Richmond!"
Person 2
10: "And that's AWESOME!"
- Mid-conversation topic change: A sudden shift of topic in the middle of a conversation.
- Post-message spelling/word correction: Self correction of grammar or spelling by sending a follow-up message.
- Non-turn based conversation: Multiple messages sent by one conversation participant before the other conversation participant responds.
- Incorrect grammar/sentence structure: Improper grammar or overly casual language.
An example of mid-conversation topic change can be seen in the above conversation on line 3. It seems that the topic of conversation has shifted from talking about how person 2 is feeling to talking about recycling. Recycling then becomes the topic of conversation for the rest of the conversation excerpt.
Post-message spelling/word correction occurs only once in this conversation on line 4. Person 2 sends an additional message to person 1 signifying that the an in line 3 should be we. This is denoted with the * at the beginning of the message. Often an asterisk at the end of a message signifies the same meaning.
Non-turn based conversation is used prevalently in the above conversation. In lines 2-4, 6-7, and 9-10, when person 2 sends at least one more message to person 1 before person 1 responds.
Incorrect grammar/sentence structure occurs most dramatically on line 8:
"I wish Richmond was like that. And Baltimore"
In this message, And Baltimore has no significant meaning as its own sentence. However, we can assume that the message means:
"I wish Richmond and Baltimore were like that."
Or
"I wish Richmond was like that. I wish Baltimore was like that too."