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I have noticed that many who text messages
have forgotten the "art" of capitalization.

Capitalization is the difference between helping
your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your
uncle jack off a horse.

You are welcome

I jumped the La. State Capitol. Is that what you mean? Or do you mean "If Jack bagged you off of a Capitol would you bag jack off? :-)
take care,
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Reply to your post with Reiners post in incidents..

we are all in too dam of a hurry and to capitalisation fuck that takes too long

MY UNCLE JACKED OFF A HORSE.

Hello GreenMachine,
are you stating that you know the 'art' of capitalization?

I wouldn't be too upset that people are not aware of capitalization during texting, it's more common than you realize in everyday situations, not just texting... In fact I bet that you 'forget the art' EVERYDAY! I'm not saying you're helping your Uncle jack off a horse, I'm just saying you may not be as aware as you think you are!

Actually most of my post came from
an email forward my dad sent me.
I thought it was funny as hell and
since many here already think of
me as a grammar nazi I figured
why not share the joke.

Happy New Year Gang

Is grammar nazi a synonym for wanker?

Wow, you nailed Godwin's Law in only 6 posts.
Take care,
space

"Godwin's law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies) is a humorous observation made by Mike Godwin in 1989 which has become an Internet adage. It states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. In other words, Godwin put forth the sarcastic observation that, given enough time, all online discussions—regardless of topic or scope—inevitably end up being about Hitler and the Nazis."

actually, the thing that i really hate is the use of abbreviations like omg, lmao, etc. i never capitalize unless it is in a business or work-related environment. i have been known to use abbreviations by dropping vowels, it's a military thing. to me, it's just a protest at the structured military-type environment, sort of saying, it's my time and i don't have to follow your rules. i am somewhat obsessive over spelling, and have been known to use a word because i couldn't spell a synonym.

I have 4 nieces who began texting me, and it was apparent to me none of them could form a proper sentence, which would not bode well for them in their future endeavors. I told them I would no longer converse with them using text messages unless they used complete sentences and proper punctuation and capitalization.

I haven't received any text messages from my nieces in over a year.

The future, I fear, is bleak. Is this paranoia? Perhaps it is. But I will maintain my position that clear communication is the only way to clearly exchange ideas, and that ideas only have value if they can be clearly exchanged.

I don't want any of my nieces helping their uncle jack off a horse.

Actually I believe it's Nazi not nazi.

I actually thought about that... but consciously
decided to use a lower case 'n' for two reasons:
1) I was using the word in a bastardized form.
2) I like Jews, they do not recruit, once had a
couple of Jew guys as room-mates and they
were fun drinking buddies, banged a couple
of Jew chicks back in the day, and hell I even
buy nylon products from a Jew on here so I
figured fuck the nazis, they don't deserve a N.

In reply to SeekFun:

Sir or Madam, sadly, you are not paranoid, the
future is bleak... and Not because they choose
to violate the conventions of our written and
spoken language, but really because they are
unable to clearly communicate their own ideas
nor truly and fully understand ours.

Here is the future and don't bother grabbing
your shades.. because it aint that bright
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

That argument always amuses me when people use it in "God" vs "god."

Capitalizing a name has nothing to do with respect, it's a grammatical rule and should be treated as such.

People put way too much meaning into words anyway.

Or as Nazi fearing Jews refer to the big cheese: _od.

Dear Sir or Madman:

Isn't cutting off communications with them only exacerbating the situation and showing them that you are just as confused and/or uncaring about language and communication as they are? In your eyes is clear communication staying silent? The future doesn't need to be like Idiocracy... talk to them and explain why you think grammar is important. Maybe it will help.

Also I'm confused about your last sentence... are you saying you don't want them to make grammatical errors or do you mean their uncle likes to jack off the horse without them??

This is probably one of the most important topics (capitalization, grammar, punctuation) that has been discussed in this forum, although I don't think too many, if any, will believe that statement.

I'm going to start using the word irregardless more often as well as double negatives.

got any advice on flammable vs inflammable?

Yes, one means it will burn readily, and the other means something completely the same.

It's almost redundantly repetitive.

base570,

I did discuss the importance of grammar and proper communication with my nieces; they're precious to me and it's important to me they develop properly. So I certainly did not cut off texting without having that discussion. And we certainly communicate in other ways.

But I hold fast to my texting decision because I know which resumes I toss in the trash can when I'm hiring - the ones that doesn't spell there stuff rite on cover leters. And I don't want my nieces to miss employment opportunities because they are thought stupid by hiring managers.

I am not confused or uncaring about language. I love language. And I try to understand what I know and what I don't know. For instance, the whole lay/lie thing still trips me up, and I routinely have to ask myself, "Which is the transitive verb and which is the intransitive?" But I fear kids these days are growing up without developing a basic understanding of parts of speech. And they don't even realize there's a difference between there, they're, and their.

As to the horses, if I'm jacking off a horse, I don't want my nieces around. That's private stuff I don't want to share with them. And frankly, I don't think their mother would appreciate it if I did.

~ topher

So on which one can you capitalize? Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse? Or helping your uncle jack off a horse?

I was not aware of any such money-making opportunities.

Where is D-dog when you need him and his comrades to help his Uncle jack off a horse?

In an effort to add something beneficial to this Thread . Let me say that when I got-up this morning, I stubbed my little toe on the corner of the door-jam on the bedroom door . It hurt like a Mother Fucker . But a couple hours latter while walking around a little bit over at the Safeway store it started feeling better and I bought a 90-pack of Plackers Dental Flossers & some black Kookaburra Liquorice . Then on my way out of the Safeway store after paying . I went to the StarBucks stand over by the entrance and got a Double-Shot, 12-Oz. Americano with room . Then I drove back home .
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