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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