On 01/09/2008, Craig White <craigwhite(a)azapple.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 13:32 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 16:19 +0000, g wrote:
> > spelling is a weak point with me. i have a tendency to spell too much
> > in phonic. and my typing is even worse.
>
> Plus your keyboard seems to lack a Shift key ...
>
> (No offense, but capitals in English are not optional).
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do we really need to go here? I thought the operative concept was
communication.
If the operative concept is communication, using punctuation and
capitalisation enhances that for native English speakers (well,
readers, but the same principle applies to speaking: a little
intonation and inflection helps a lot).