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Freedom
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capitalizing the first word of a sentence
#16172708 - 05/02/12 06:28 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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i guess this could be in the grammar forum but I don't have any friends there and grammar fallls under society any way so
so whats goin on, whats it all about, i mean i guess I'll assume (hmm) there's a reason for it so whY?
we already have periods to separate separate thoughts
or carriage returns
fuck i could put big dots between separate thoughts• isn't it obvious what the big dots are for? i don't even have to tell you I can just pull it out of my ass• ok the big dots kind of look like periods$ but you could still use anything$
kelly mcevers sounds like shes having a tough time$
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16172733 - 05/02/12 06:32 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Obviously, like many long-termers, you have run out of material. Next you will be posting jokes, puns and porn.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16172746 - 05/02/12 06:35 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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It arouses the grammar nazis?
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16172753 - 05/02/12 06:36 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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I certainly don't always do it but I don't know why I do or don't do many things.
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Freedom
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I guess this is just another mystery that will never be solved
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Icelander]
#16172757 - 05/02/12 06:38 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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i can get naughty sometimes too.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: dustinthewind13]
#16172789 - 05/02/12 06:43 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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google is not my friend
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16172878 - 05/02/12 06:57 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think it is all about presentational aesthetics.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Desert Elf]
#16172896 - 05/02/12 07:01 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Once the full stop was invented I guess they just couldn't let go of old habits. I guess it is only important to people who have high respect for the written form.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16172986 - 05/02/12 07:12 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Freedom said: google is not my friend
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16173002 - 05/02/12 07:14 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Freedom said: i guess this could be in the grammar forum but I don't have any friends there and grammar fallls under society any way so
so whats goin on, whats it all about, i mean i guess I'll assume (hmm) there's a reason for it so whY?
we already have periods to separate separate thoughts
or carriage returns
fuck i could put big dots between separate thoughts• isn't it obvious what the big dots are for? i don't even have to tell you I can just pull it out of my ass• ok the big dots kind of look like periods$ but you could still use anything$
kelly mcevers sounds like shes having a tough time$
Capital letters help make separate sentences more apparent. A little dot is more easily glanced over than a dot followed by a letter in a different form. They also allow for the recognition of proper nouns.
It is obvious that you could always feasibly change the rules of grammar, but our current system allows for more effective communication when everyone has understanding of the agreed upon rules than if you were to type in your own personal style.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: 4896744]
#16173641 - 05/02/12 08:53 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Maybe this was more important before the widespread availability of glasses. i've never had a problem with lower case sentences
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: OrgoneConclusion] 1
#16173688 - 05/02/12 09:00 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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like many long-termers, you have run out of material. Next you will be posting jokes
So this dangling participle walks into a bar. After finishing a drink, the bartender asks it to leave.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16173748 - 05/02/12 09:09 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Freedom said: Maybe this was more important before the widespread availability of glasses. i've never had a problem with lower case sentences
Official rules for grammar convention make written communication easier for those who understand the rules. Sure, written language would probably do just fine without capital letters, but you could find potential changes no matter what the rules were.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Diploid]
#16174060 - 05/02/12 09:55 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Diploid said: like many long-termers, you have run out of material. Next you will be posting jokes
So this dangling participle walks into a bar. After finishing a drink, the bartender asks it to leave.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Diploid]
#16174815 - 05/03/12 12:17 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Diploid said: like many long-termers, you have run out of material. Next you will be posting jokes
So this dangling participle walks into a bar. After finishing a drink, the bartender asks it to leave.
So this gorilla walks into a low-class bar. The bartender/owner thinks to himself as he rubs his apalms together "What the hell do gorillas know about money?" The gorilla leans over and orders a shot of Jack Daniels. The bartender pours him a shot and says "That will be $12." The gorilla pays him and nurses his drink. The bartender's curiosity gets the better of him so he probes "Hey, you know, we don't get too many gorillas in here..." The gorilla gives him a sour look and retorts "No fucking wonder - at $12 a shot!"
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Simms
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Yeah, and why do we have paragraphs? Pages? Why not have one continous text on a long stretch of paper? Why have sentences at all?
Capitalized letter shows where a sentence BEGINS, dot/point shows where it ends. Simple as that.
In a long stretch of text, separating those dots from ordinary spaces could get really tiresome.
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Simms]
#16175878 - 05/03/12 09:29 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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WAIT, no-one capitalizes the first word of sentence! SO this thread is wrong!
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Simms]
#16175964 - 05/03/12 09:59 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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begining and end are the same thing, its a redundancy
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Re: capitalizing the first word of a sentence [Re: Freedom]
#16176060 - 05/03/12 10:27 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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No, they are not.
This is the beginning of this paragraph. This is the end of this paragraph.
Does it make sense if I switch the position of these sentences?
An end does not necessarily mark the beginning. In some places, uncapitalized first letter in a sentence could bring confusion wether its the continouing sentence or actually a new sentence. At the beginning of a new page, for example, or after any sort of break.
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