I thought I'd made my point

January 01, 2008 01:30PM
Just as spelling mistakes are easy to see past, in that you can understand the intended message without much effort, so is capitalisation (or lack thereof).

I agree that some basic punctuation is needed to avoid ending up like that chapter in James Joyce's Ulysses (which was even more painful to read that the rest of the incredibly boring book). Other than that, I'm reasonably happy if I can understand what they mean without effort.

To me, it feels quite strange to worry about whether or not a capital letter is being used when, in your head, it all represents the spoken word and not the written word anyway.

By all means, feel free to raise the point, but those that don't agree will be free to argue it (like me).

I was very annoyed to find that a good (imo) character of mine, Baendra, was shunned by her god because back then I didn't always capitalise. I've had some shit characters in my time (like my current one, which just hasn't suited me rp-wise), but Baendra deserved a tatt imho, and instead I just got criticised for not capitalising!? If it wasn't for the priviledge of being around characters like Optomkiptum and Lokaine (or whatever the evil paladin was called), I'd have been much more annoyed about that.
Subject Author Posted

Rehash. What is it so many of you have with communicating effectively?

Pro January 01, 2008 10:38AM

too busy pwning you to bother with proper grahmur ho ho nt

pintose January 03, 2008 11:30AM

Re: Rehash. What is it so many of you have with communicating effectively?

Graham January 02, 2008 09:01AM

Closing this, it's mostly just Pro posting again, and again, and again. Le yawn. nt

Yhorian(VIP) January 01, 2008 03:51PM

Pro does not now or ever

Pro January 01, 2008 02:25PM

Bullshit. ~

Krilcov January 02, 2008 01:53AM

Never have. In fact just the opposite.

Pro January 02, 2008 04:38AM

Stop being silly. n/t

alansmithee January 01, 2008 01:52PM

Call me petty, but...

Scrimbul January 01, 2008 01:40PM

I am going to reveal you big secret, prepare...

dervish January 01, 2008 11:38AM

I know, and I wish

Pro January 01, 2008 12:01PM

And I wish peace in all the world, big pile of money and all such

dervish January 01, 2008 12:08PM

Re: And I wish peace in all the world, big pile of money and all such

istirith January 02, 2008 07:08AM

I give you exibit A.

Pro January 01, 2008 12:25PM

Ok, I don't want to get into a pedantic war but

daurwyn(VIP) January 01, 2008 12:41PM

Your point?

Pro January 01, 2008 01:13PM

I thought I'd made my point

daurwyn(VIP) January 01, 2008 01:30PM

That actually assuages me somewhat.

Pro January 01, 2008 01:46PM

Mate, I sometimes wonder if you've even learned English. Let alone realise what it is to accomplish TWO languages.

Yhorian(VIP) January 01, 2008 12:37PM

Sorry, what is the relevance?

Pro January 01, 2008 01:17PM

Put another way, if I've mastered three languages - Finnish, Polish, and German I probably still couldn't read a menu in Mexico city

ExPaladin(VIP) January 02, 2008 11:04AM

If my mastery of the English language was better.

Pro January 02, 2008 03:51PM

Re: Rehash. What is it so many of you have with communicating effectively?

daurwyn(VIP) January 01, 2008 11:28AM

Most people double Cap the first letter once in a while.

Pro January 01, 2008 11:58AM



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