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Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 08/07/06 09:35
On 2006-08-07, dorayme wrote:
> In article <9jkiq3-vj.ln1@xword.teksavvy.com>,
> "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> This business of using
>> >> > capitals for abbreviations and acronyms and such enables you to
>> >> > shout but hide behind an excuse. Like when you deliberately ram a
>> >> > car that is coming the wrong way down a one way street... and
>> >> > enjoy it.
>> >>
>> >> It's standard English usage to capitalize abbreviations.
>> >
>> > As e.g. "E.G."?
>>
>> As with most things in the English language, there are exceptions,
>> and in the case of abbreviations, lowercase is used for a _few_
>> well-known ones -- but not generally.
>
> It is interesting the way this is going. I say stop shouting at
> me, I am a sensitive creature visiting your planet.
Ah! That explains a lot! ;)
> You say, it is not up to you, you are not to blame, there is a
> standard to be observed. I reply that one can make exceptions, it is
> part of the standard. You repeat that this is true.
Perhaps I was not explicit enough. I said that there *are*
execeptions; I did not say one can make exceptions.
> But you do not apologise for shouting or demand that the person who
> did should apologise. Is no one ever on my side?
I didn't see any shouting.
> Do I forever on Earth have to fight alone? What about you Pugh? Oy
> Boji? Travis, never mind about about Bush, how about voting for me?
Couldn't be worse than dubya.
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Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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