Iranian Leader Calls Holocaust "Myth"

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  1. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    i do too. i also know how to rake leaves and clean toilets, but that doesnt mean i want to do it. caps are a ton of work for no results.
     
  2. Contained Chaos

    Contained Chaos Don't we all?

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    A very similar assertion could be made for most things that one does on a bulletin board, really.
     
  3. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    i dunno where you are going with that, but hey, whatever. i dont mean with respect to bulletin boards, i mean caps anytime they are used.

    do we really need caps to set off the beginnings of sentences? is it hard to read otherwise? do we need to respect proper names with caps?
     
  4. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Yes. Yes.
     
  5. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    nothing to do with being a bad typist. I figured since you did it twice the same way you'd enjoy being taught something new. no need to thank me.

    just take my knowledge as the gift it is.
     
  6. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    seriously?
     
  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Seriously.

    Capitalization and punctuation happened for a reason and that reason is clarity and legibility. You would have a difficult time getting a job as a professional writer or researcher. What do you do for a living that permits second-grade writing style, anyway?

    May I suggest the Chicago Manual of Style as your Kwanzaa gift to yourself? All professionals use it.
     
  8. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    right, it isnt that i am too lazy to use caps, i dont even know how. capitalizwhat? punctuawho?

    i dont buy your contention that caps make things clearer or easier to read.

    i'm a writer/researcher.
     
  9. saltyone

    saltyone So Mote It Be

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    :lol:
     
  10. CParso

    CParso Founding Member

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    Maybe we shouldn't be, but we are.

    Wasn't it Truman who announced that?
     

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