Posted by dorayme on 05/24/07 22:14

In article <te2dnZsFjezkD8jbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:

> 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.

Golly, Ed. You can, with one example, make a point that it takes
me an essay to make. You have that gift of conciseness. Never
been my strong point. But also, I suspect, it would spoil my fun
in bantering with Boji. Killer moves like yours would give me no
room to expand...

--
dorayme

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