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Re: I ask a small favor of Mr. Hamster (was "shouted down" etc)
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- Subject: Re: I ask a small favor of Mr. Hamster (was "shouted down" etc)
- From: Thomas Widlar <twidlar at crosswinds dot net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 12:27:39 -0400
- References: <000801c100f1$30320f70$1101a8c0@BRAEMARINC.COM>
"Gary R. Van Sickle":
> That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
>
> Mr. Hamster, for the love of God, could you *please* CAPITALIZE the first
> letter of your sentences?!?!? I'm certainly no stickler on sentence
> formation, but your unique lack of any capitalization whatsoever in page
> after page of text jangles even my low sensibilities like fingernails on a
> blackboard.
>
> I knew e. e. cummings, e. e. cummings was a friend of mine. Mr. Hamster,
> you're no e. e. cummings.
>
> I sincerely believe that if you did this one small thing, all problems on
> this mailing list will instantly vanish.
I think this linguistic quirk is a window into the thinking and
"individuality" of the writer. I don't think fixing the
capitalization would stop the blackboard scratching.
Thomas Widlar
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