Re: We capitalize place names

Subject: Re: We capitalize place names
From: "T.W. Smith" <techwordsmith -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:47:27 -0400


Not all, we do not capitalize all place names ... consider your
example, 'our "homes."'

I also think we can reasonably argue both sides of the question
whether the Internet is a place or not. From the Tron perspective, I
suppose it is <g>.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 19:40:24 -0600, written_by -at- juno -dot- com
<written_by -at- juno -dot- com> wrote:
>
> We capitalize place names, do we not? Isn't the internet a place? After
> all, we visit there, we surf there, we build our "homes" there, our homes
> are invaded and burgled there, we relocate from one domain place to
> another, and we spend money there. The Internet is just like the place I
> live in, which is capitalized.
>
> Since we really can't seemto agree about the capitalization, I choose to
> capitalize.
>
> Who cares what Wired Magazine does or thinks. Feel free to dismiss my
> screwy contention that the Internet is a place and therefore, should be
> capitalized.
>
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T.

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