Re: [was UEFI] someone does
On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:18:51 -0400
Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/14, Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> wrote:
> > This is an international list; Different countries have different
> > rules of grammar and spelling, even when the language is ostensibly
> > the same.
> >
> > In any case, Mr. used to always have a full stop after it, much as
> > etc. did/does. The dropping of the stop came along after I went to
> > school, at the same time the comma stopped being used in addresses
> > on and in letter headings.
>
>
> I'm old school taught, too.. To bring it more or less on topic, I
> noticed A LOT of changes like that slowly worked their way into
> acceptance around the same time the word "computer" was becoming more
> commonly uttered.. Not all that long ago, every comma, period, AND
> space that could be dropped from usage had a visually measurable data
> storage impact on those tiny hard drives of (also) not very long
> ago... :)
>
> Cindy :)
LOL, they also have a visually measurable effect on bandwidth, because
I killfile those who consistently fail to capitalize and punctuate. I
get way too many emails every day to parse by context.
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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