Capitals (was Re: BANANAFISH digest 866)
Cecilia A. Baader (cbaader@my-Deja.com)
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:06:01 -0800
Michael, my friend.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. That's only Scottie, who has a penchant for correct grammar and capitalization. He will toss out the occasional inflammatory remark in the hopes of getting an angry response or two. (Jim's expression of surprise was shared by many of us when Mattis beat him to it...)
I wouldn't take it personally, and please don't think that anyone here is judging unfairly. It's just that half of us know Strunk & White forwards and backwards, and the other half like to think that we do. We'd hate to have you unsubscribe to the list, fellow 'fish. Every so often, when we're not mired down in pumpkin soup, someone contributes something shining and beautiful.
So, either just use your shift key at the beginning of every sentence or else grow a thicker skin, because you'll eventually find that it's worth it. And I don't think that Scottie will change his mind about that grammar thing anytime soon.
He's altogether too old.
Regards,
Cecilia (Who is going to start a fan club for Scottie if he isn't careful...)
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:51:37 SYDSHOCAFE wrote:
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>being a big fan of salinger, i heard about this list and thought it would be
>great. but you know, after about a week it seems to have lost all sense of
>its greatness. you look at what i type, and because it is in all lower case
>you judge whether you like me or not. that is pretty phony to me. you try
>to say i am unsure of myself but if you had seen me on any other email list
>(or in real life) you would see me to be one of the most outspoken members.
>i don't know if it's just me, but you guys seem pretty shallow. i wonder
>what holden would think of this.
>
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