On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 07:36:22PM CDT, John Baltutis <baltwo at san.rr.com> wrote: : On 06/28/06, Eugene <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net> opined: : > On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 08:44:55AM CDT, Robert Ameeti <robert at ameeti.net> wrote: : > : : > : Using the excuse of 'english as a foreign : > : language' does not explain away the laziness : > : shown by purposefully not using correct : > : capitalization. That is pure laziness. : > : > I always found capitalization to be a useless feature of : > the English language. Apple must certainly agree with me, : > because HFS+ is case-insensitive. :-) : : Just one man's opinion. Since English only requires capitalizing the first word : of a sentence and proper names, capitalizing in English clarifies where the : sentences begin and removes ambiguity when discerning proper names from common : terms. E.g., "I bought it at Home Depot" and "I caught the train at my home : depot." Capitalization doesn't clarify things when you speak it. When a person speaks, can you honestly distinguish what words are in caps and what words are not? -- Eugene http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/