Posted by Ed Mullen on 05/24/07 13:26

Neredbojias wrote:
> On Tue, 22 May 2007 21:18:04 GMT dorayme scribed:
>
>> In article <Xns993879DEAB4F8nanopandaneredbojias@208.49.80.251>,
>> Neredbojias <neredbojias@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This shows your general procedure is flawed. I will ask you once
>> again, show some respect, and do not spell my name with a
>> capital. Officer White is on standby (he is looking mighty
>> restless).
>
> Hey, I'm willing to go along with your small-letter psychosis under
> normal conditions, but when the pseudonym in question appears at the
> beginning of a sentence, it _will be_ capitalized by anyone with a normal
> grasp of language usage. I believe you will find this to be the majority
> opinion, and if it upsets you, learn to regulate your disposition better.
>
By your logic would you then capitalize the name of one of Apple's
computers? As in:

"IMac computers have been part of Apple's line since 1998." Probably
not. It ought to be "iMac computers have ..." The same should hold
true for dorayme's name.

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