That was my point, Sellam. You, of all people, being one of the better
writers, whatever your opinions, in this forum, should recognize, then, that
this is not the place to explore or fulfill one's need for self-expression
through unconventional formatting.
Most of the fellows who write here use the most widely accepted formats,
avoiding HTML, for example, and try to be focused and to-the-point, if not
always entirely on-topic, in their posts.
This is not a place for "stream-of-consciousness" writing style, as has
probably been pointed out repeatedly to those who insist on it. That is a
style popular with, though wholly inappropriate for, a generation of
youngsters with attention deficits and hyperactivity. It can give a guy
whiplash trying to follow the mid-sentence changes in subject.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: Language and English
> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > If you insist on writing in a style reminiscent of E. E. Cummings
> > poetry, you may find that your messages are read by readers of this
> > forum with about the same frequency as E.E. Cummings' work, which
> > might be a shame, in case you really do have something significant to
> > contribute. or in case I'm the only one who doesn't read much
> > Cummings.
>
> Let's be accurate here. cummings was a poet. The people posting without
> proper grammar and punctuation are not.
>
> P.S. cummings' work is great
>
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