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Re: New address and Grammar
Lisa Walker <walkerl at cray_com> sez:
>After about 4:00 today, my walkerl at cray_com will be null and void. You
>can reach me instead at gardenweasel at geocities_com, which will forward
>my mail to my internet address.
This has already happened. My last two messages to you bounced.
>Okay, I'll post this and then I promise that I won't write about style
>to the whole list for a very long time!!
>
>> Rule of thumb: proper names containing multiple words should start all
>> the words with a capital. Examples: Book titles, movie titles, band
>> names.
>
>Rule of style: "In regular title capitalization, also known as headline
>style, the first and last words and all nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
>verbs, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions (if, because, as, that,
>etc.) are capitalized. Articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions
>(and, but, or, for, nor), and prepositions, regardless of length, are
>lowercased unless they are the first or last word of the title or
>subtitle...." - Chicago Manual of Style 7.127
I like my way better. Wrong, but more fun. ;-)
>BUT...in this era, style rules are made to be broken.
>
>_Till We Have Faces_ reads, "Over _the_ Rhine"
>_Patience_ reads, "Over _The_ Rhine"
>
>So maybe OTR likes the small t and IRS likes the big T.
IRS didn't change the T in patience.
>> And I wasn't even an English major! ;-)
>
>Yeah, we can tell. ;P
>Just kidding.
Why kid? I believe in practical applications more than manuals.
It's the result of having that e e cummings book as a youngster.
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