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10-02-2020, 09:57 PM
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Nothing in excess, children.
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10-03-2020, 12:33 AM
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the only people who will think that, kevin, are those whose brains are too old, too slow, and too decayed to keep up with changes to linguistic convention, which are, after all, arbitrary and subject to change
since I can both think and write circles around you (I do not say this in self-praise; there are many poets here I consider my superiors), your fusty opinions about capitalization mean nothing to me
have a lovely evening
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10-03-2020, 08:40 PM
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to keep up with changes to linguistic convention
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What convention is that? Increased laziness? Texting?
Please show me any school or university or grammar that teaches people not to use any capitals in titles.
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since I can both think and write circles around you
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No kidding, you are good at making yourself dizzy and unable to see things clearly.
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your fusty opinions about capitalization mean nothing to me
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It's not necessary for my opinions to mean anything to you. Go by reality. Do titles and headers in most spheres, especially in more educated spheres of society, not use capitals?
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10-03-2020, 09:29 PM
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rather than grounding my actions in arcane, arbitrary authorities, I instead ask what I wish to achieve, and how I might effectively achieve it
my motives for not capitalizing (some of) my thread titles is largely aesthetic, though I do enjoy knowing that it annoys the sadly small-minded
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10-04-2020, 01:11 AM
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Aaron, there's nothing small-minded about those of us who wish to preserve the established rules of English grammar, spelling and punctuation, which are all aids to expressing one's thoughts clearly, legibly and unambiguously. I'm afraid your uncapitalized and unpunctuated outpourings are simply tiresome, and put me in mind of those Americans who refuse to wear masks because it is an infringement of their "freedom", although in your case, fortunately, I think it is unlikely to prove contagious.
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10-04-2020, 07:04 AM
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lmao, what a reasonable and proportionate comparison. I'm convinced!
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10-04-2020, 10:47 AM
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Reading Allgar, I’m thinking that neither Aaron or Kevin probably thinks that this matter is the toilet they want to make a stand on, especially in a thread that won’t simply vanish at pruning time. Aaron wants to purify the language of the tribe, that being the wide Anglosphere. So does Kevin. Let’s drop this. Now.
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