Comments on: does this make me look 15

By: Grammer

Grammer — Sun, 23 May 2004 21:17:16 +0000

PERHAPS THE POINT IS TO LEARN HOW TO USE GRAMMER?

Writing in all caps on the net is a sign of shouting… surely writing in lowercase is a sign of ignorance, eg “I don’t know when to use caps and when not to, but I don’t want to shout, so I’ll just go for full time lowercase…”. 15? I would go as far as 12.

You want style? Do it through writing something that is intelligent and in an intelligent way. It’s hard to repect the opinion of someone who can’t work out when to use upper case… the moment I see someone using the word “i” to refer to themselves? Instant wanna-be in my books.

By: Firq Krumpl

Firq Krumpl — Fri, 21 May 2004 23:01:54 +0000

oh oh.
e e cummings is largely responsible for my fondness for lower case, him and laziness.
but now that you point out the k d lang thing…

I’m having Serious Second Thoughts.

By: wok

wok — Fri, 21 May 2004 22:21:28 +0000

Worth pointing out: Jackass, Tool, Blowhard, Idiot — all names that you’ve called John DIRECTLY. John, on the other hand, gave exposure to this blog without calling anyone any names! His comment:

“…Every time I see that style, I think it’s written by a 15-year old. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. I didn’t stick around long enough to make that determination.”

Sure I may be fanning a flame in some people’s opinion, but, anyway, way to over-react.

By: NBFB

NBFB — Tue, 11 May 2004 18:02:03 +0000

I’ve tried the all lower case thing before, but it doesn’t work for me. That is not to say that it doesn’t work for anyone else. I’m in such a habit of ‘proper’ case that when I try the other way, it’s inconsistent. Some are capped and some aren’t, now that looks really dumb.

By: tam

tam — Tue, 11 May 2004 14:56:47 +0000

funny. when i see all lowercase my first thought is of ee cummins, my second is kd lang. both cool in my book.

i’m jumping on the bandwagon too – no more caps for me!

have i said yet that he’s a jackass? and that you’re a much more interesting blogger than he? or how about he must have a super duper tiny penis if he has to put down a super talent to make himself feel better?