Posted by dorayme on 05/28/07 07:05

In article <Xns993DE2C3EECFAnanopandaneredbojias@208.49.80.251>,
Neredbojias <neredbojias@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 25 May 2007 23:08:39 GMT dorayme scribed:
>
> > In article <Xns993B84FC2CE73nanopandaneredbojias@208.49.80.251>,
> > Neredbojias <neredbojias@gmail.com> wrote:

> > And twisted how? Where is the twist? What part of my above is
> > wrong?
>
> You've implied that names are "special" and somehow exempt from the
> normal-word rule of having to be capitalized at the beginnings of
> sentences. You've offered no progression of logic nor presented no
> valid reference that led you specifically to such a belief, special or
> not. Furthermore, since the logic of a false conclusion is requisitely
> false, I stated so with a clear conscience.
>

You just keep babbling in this uncontrolled way! Look at the
things I have said about names, _pretend_ they are coming from
someone you respect just to see whether my words mean something
different then. Valid references indeed! You scholar you!

> >> Names are simply proper nouns which follow the rules of grammar in
> >> much the same fashion as other nouns.
> >
> > In spite of the fact I pointed to? That it is normal for a common
> > noun to be capitalised when starting a sentence but not when not
> > whereas a name like "John" remains capitalised.
>
> How does this fact in any way support your premise? You are trying to
> state that since proper nouns are always capitalized, certain other
> words can always be non-capitalized.

"certain other words"? I was saying nothing of the sort. I was
saying that one and the same word, a proper name, does not follow
the same rules of grammar as say a common noun and that this is
plain to see in some respects.

> 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 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.

--
dorayme

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