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Posted by dorayme on 05/29/07 23:13
In article <Xns993F11E362D8nanopandaneredbojias@208.49.80.251>,
Neredbojias <neredbojias@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2007 07:05:47 GMT dorayme scribed:
>
>
> Okay, proper nouns and common nouns follow different rules of grammar
> (-presumably related to capitalization), and this difference is
> sometimes apparent. Now how do you get from there to the belief that
> one may allowably _not_ capitalize certain words at the beginnings of
> sentences?
>
How did you get to the belief that you don't use a capital "I"
when starting a sentence with "iPod"? Go on, say something like
"I never start sentences with "iPod" or something, you might as
well, that is how crazy you have been talking so far.
The point is that you would respect the brand name. You would
fear the power of Apple which is much greater than the poor
fisticuffs skills of Officer White. Have some respect and spell
names as and how they are requested to be spelt, they are not
some toy for you to play with. If they are to be bandied about
externally, at the very least, their inner integrity should be
inviolate.
> >> Even if the conclusion were true, which it isn't, the general
> >> capitalization of proper nouns has absolutely nothing to do with your
> >> aversion.
> >
> > My aversion has nothing to do with this. It is your misguided
> > slavish wooden grammatical habits that are in question.
>
> I am overly-rigid for following the rules?
>
Yes, indeed you are. You fantasise rules that do not exist or
fantasise the application of rules which do exist and misapply
them. That about covers it, no?
> > I am not
> > responsible for my name, but having it, I will honour it and
> > defend it against irreverent disrespectful babblers like you. I
> > have just called up officer White to come and get some stern
> > instructions from me.
>
> What? You were given the name "dorayme" by your parents at birth?
Be very very careful about my parents and what you say.
> If
> that's the case, I'd simply chalk it up to a woefully whopping whoops
> and change my name to something reasonable like "Sally" or "Gertrude" or
> "Hortense". Just make sure that whatever you choose starts with a
> capital letter and your problem will be solved.
It simply does not occur to you that there might be a very very
good reason for this name? Go listen to the Johnny Cash song, "My
name is Sue"
(And don't say something dumb like "Oh, that name begins with a
capital" That is not the point Boji! Look, I am sending a lawyer
(Danny De Vitto) over to get you to sign adoption papers, yes, I
am adopting you for a small - ahem - re-education campaign in an
Australian bootcamp I run)
--
dorayme
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