RE: basics
Cecilia A. Baader (cbaader@my-Deja.com)
Fri, 09 Jul 1999 16:08:17 -0700
I for one would also like to applaud the most excellent use of wee-wee that I've ever seen in a sentence.
That said, I think that Scottie's point is valid, and I silently agree every time that he makes it. True, I'm a little obsessive-compulsive, but i always notice mispelnggs and Capitalization Errors.
All kidding aside, I think that it's a shame that grammar, punctuation, and capitalization don't seem to matter to the general English-speaking population.
Thank God for MLA. Oh, and our resident curmudgeon, too.
Regards,
Cecilia.
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On Fri, 09 Jul 1999 15:46:57 Sean Draine (Exchange) wrote:
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>
>Scottie:
> "With the exception of the quaintly outdated e e cummings,
> I know of no self-respecting American writer of fiction,
> non-fiction or journalism who, wishing to be read & not
> just mistaken for wee-wee, twinkle-toes, ickle boots, lovable
> tweety me, foregoes the decent use of punctuation, capitalisation
> & basic grammar."
>
>First, let me take this opportunity to bring the delightful and entertaining
>phrase "ickle boots" back onto the stage for an encore performance.
>
>Second, I take for granted that you're no fan of bell hooks.
>
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