and another thing. . . :)
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Sat, 07 Aug 1999 09:55:06 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 99-08-07 07:24:01 EDT, you write:
> But if I'M exasperated by posts with remorselessly lower case
> sentences & the practice strikes me as an affectation employed
> only by unoriginal & self-congratulatory writers how do I express
> this exasperation without being 'personal' about those who *do*
> employ it? Anti-semitism bad, sloppy writing all right, right?
Forgive me for missing the obvious before, but passing a judgment upon a
person's antisemitism on the basis of your projected quote is a lot LESS of a
stretch than calling someone and "unoriginal and self-congratulatory
**writer** " (notice that you said "writer" and not "person) on the basis of
the fact that they employ only lower caps in their posts.
There's no question about motive in the former case. In the latter case, I
think you need to consider that a wider range of motives is possible. See, I
don't see Elizabeth as being "unoriginal" or "self-congratulatory" in her
writing in any other way. Which makes me think her use of lower caps isn't
"unoriginal or self-congratulatory" either. I think she just doesn't
perceive herself as a writer so she's not so concerned with fomalities.
Jim