Are you still insisting that "it's pretty much standard practice these days for bloggers and commenters when they want to say something emphatically"?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: I don't "follow" it because it's a fad. I don't "follow" it at all, actually; I very rarely use it. But it really isn't "stupid"--if you think about how it would sound if you said it aloud, you may hear an echo of, say, your mother: "You. Get. In. Here. Right. Now." It can be an effective way of emphasizing something. Me, I don't think "standards of good writing" on a Web forum (i.e., highly informal, conversational) necessarily exclude what would be nonstandard in more formal writing if it adds something--flavor, humor, irony, surprise. It can be creative and entertaining if well used. Given your reaction, I'll most likely use the period-after-every-word effect more often. It's fun to see your stuffy freakout. I believe Barry has used it a few times, but that didn't seem to have upset you. Double standards, perhaps? Feste huffed: > Goodness me, just because it's a fad on the Web doesn't mean you have to > follow it. It. Makes. No. Sense. At. All. It's. Stupid. I thought you were > the sort of person who liked to uphold standards of good, effective writing, > but alas, it appears that I am mistaken. I. Am. Sad. About. That. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: Feste tries again: > Standard practice? You have got to be kidding. Uh, no. > I have never seen it before. I. Think. It. Is. Very. Bad. Writing. LOL. Better learn to appreciate Web-speak for the sake of your blood pressure. It's not going anywhere. > It's quite fun watching you being a punching bag for everyone else and > lamely trying to claim victory. Actually I don't "claim victory." The folks throwing the punches and missing (or smacking themselves in the face) are losers without any assistance from me. But I'm glad you're enjoying the spectacle. > As for the testosterone pills, I don't need them. Just ask my girlfriend. Mmmm-hmmm.
