4 Jan
2002
4 Jan
'02
3:05 a.m.
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
When I was in the 8th grade, one of the courses we
were required to take was
in typing. I've never gotten particularly good at it, but I did learn that
a period at the end of a sentence is followed by two spaces, for example.
Wow. I really _do_ learn something new every day. Cool. (Never took
typing, and, in fact, make do with the left index finger.)
If you insist on writing in a style reminiscent of E.
E. Cummings poetry,
you may find that your messages are read by readers of this forum with about
the same frequency as E.E. Cummings' work, which might be a shame, in case
you really do have something significant to contribute. or in case I'm the
only one who doesn't read much Cummings.
Nah, I like ee cummings. And not to nitpick, but your rendering of
his name is incorrect. I do detest the fact that the owners of the
copyrights to his work systematically search the web for quotes of his
poetry, and complain and/or sue. That is, however, a whole other
thread.
cummings' poetry is entirely without capitalization, and mostly
without punctuation, but he used line placement and his phrasing to
pull the reader *gracefully* through a poem. Assuming, naturally, that
you enjoy his work. I submit that as an advanced literary skill,
rather than a lack of training.
I submit further that none of the mortals on the classiccmp list have
evolved to that literary level.
I also don't think that an objection to intentionally poor
communication is snobbery. I don't smoke, and I don't allow smoking in
my house. It is a matter of preserving a healthy, comfortable
environment. While I don't flatter myself that this is "my" list, I
joined it because the virtual environment is comfortable.
Before anyone asks, "Yes." The arguments and the general codger
factor were/are a large part of the draw. Technical flame wars are the
WWF of the modern bit-nibbling crowd.
Doc