No, I didn't suggest that the Google links were to examples. I was responding to Richard's claim that it didn't exist, essentially, because he'd never seen it. Obviously many people have seen it, but you wouldn't expect to see links to examples, for pete's sake. As I said, the next time I come across an example, I'll give you a link. But you're still overinterpreting "standard practice," as I explained and you ignored.
As to Barry, if you aren't going to call him on his behavior because he's a mean SOB and you don't read his posts, may I suggest you skip mine as well? Hypocrite. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: I don't think you have even remotely established this as "standard practice." On the contrary, it's an unusual deviation from the norm. I wasn't impressed by the link you provided. It was a lot of people asking about the use of periods after every word, but not a single example that I could see. Nor have I seen a single example of its use by a good writer. Where are these blogs in which it is "standard practice"? In answer to your question, I do not in general read Turquoise B. He is a mean S.O.B. so I usually avoid him. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: What is with you? I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it. But don't overinterpret. It's not that every time someone wants to be emphatic, they use it. Rather, it's "standard" in that it's used often enough that most readers have seen it before and don't think it's weird; they understand what it's meant to convey. It's been around for several years now. As I say, next time I see it used, I'll give you the link. Then maybe you can relax. You're getting yourself all worked up over nothing. The Internet is changing how people write, and there ain't a damn thing you can do about it. You didn't answer my question, BTW, as to why you didn't explode in blind rage when Barry has used it. Feste continues to fester: > 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?
