Posted by Neredbojias on 05/25/07 19:22

On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:26:16 GMT Ed Mullen scribed:

>> 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.

Perhaps by popular convention, but recognized standards suggest otherwise.
I've seen no indication of what you propose in several versions of the
rules of grammar, the 2 following links to which provide succinct examples:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
http://editfast.com/english/grammar/capitalization/capitalization_beginning
_sentences.htm

Do you not believe in following the standards? -Or only when it "seems
right"?

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Neredbojias
He who laughs last sounds like an idiot.

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