When caught in a fib, deny everything, blame others, and be bitter.
Then, take a break from working with clients in your home office and do
a little editing on a chat room. In fact, one of the most faddish
hobbies these days is Twitter, but you'll never see an extra dot between
tweets when they are limited to forty characters! LoL!
On 11/29/2013 7:03 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com 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.*
