my capitalization/punctuation (was: Re: [geeks] Re: Need an opinion)
Peter L. Wargo
pwargo at basenji.com
Fri May 17 17:57:57 CDT 2002
On Friday, May 17, 2002, at 03:52 PM, alex j avriette wrote:
> generally i'm pretty pedantic. it just takes so much more effort to use
> the shift key. it might be easily explained by the fact that the shift
> key is actually _under_ my hand rather than to the left of it, so i
> have to _stop_ typing, figure out where the key is, and move to it. the
> reason for this is the size of my hands (i can span the entire keyboard
> on my pbg4 with one hand).
That's what the pinkie finger is for. :-) (I don't type like a normal
human.)
> if your opinion of me is based upon the proper capitalization of my
> posts to this list... well, i deeply apologize, hope i havent caused
> any damage, and will pay proper restitution to all those whom i have
> harmed.
It's more of a visual affront. Capitalization exists for a purpose - it
makes it easier to read and understand a group of words. I find writing
like yours difficult to read when it lacks proper capitalization and
punctuation.
-Pete
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