Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:17:29 -0700 From: "Al Bonowitz" <abonowitz at newspress dot com> Subject: Grammar and punctuation
>Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:52:04 EDT >From: GORTAY at aol dot com >Subject: paragraphs & punctuation
In ET996 Toby bemoans the lack of capitals, paragraphs and puntuation in a couple of letters. As a devotee of the works of Joyce, Beckett and e.e. cummins (not to mention k.d.lang) I must deplore this lack of understanding of modern literary form.
[ Hmm. There's "literary form", certainly. And then there's "posts to ET". -- Toby ]
Gordon Taylor
As a professional copy editor, I hail Toby's call for more easily readable posts.
While I don't expect everybody to conform to Associated Press style, it would be nice if ET contributors would give their submissions at least one proofreading session before sending them along.
(I've been making a similar request to my writers for years, so I realize the odds are stacked against me.)
And remember: Less is more.
Thanks!
Al Bonowitz