Author: Paulo Soares
Date: 22:49:07 07/14/99
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On July 15, 1999 at 00:55:24, blass uri wrote: > >On July 14, 1999 at 18:48:45, Inmann Werner wrote: > >>On July 14, 1999 at 12:05:21, KarinsDad wrote: >> >>>On July 13, 1999 at 23:08:29, Pete Galati wrote: >>> >>>[snip] >>>> >>>>I'd like to recommend caution about restricting things. I find myself aggrivated >>>>by many things that go on here, but I do think for the most part everything >>>>tends to self-regulate itself. So if you mean starting a sentence with the word >>>>"Look", ok that's a bit insistent, but I don't really care. One thing that I >>>>don't like very much even though I've done it myself is the use of those stupid >>>>little smiley faces, like :-). Now I really hate those things, but it's not very >>>>important. >>>> >>>>Pete >>> >>>I agree (except about the smiley faces :) ). If you are just reading, you have >>>the option to not read a given post. If you are posting, you have the option of >>>changing the subject or snipping the material. >>> >>>I like the smiley faces since I use them to convey a multitude of expressions >>>such as :) :( and :|. Some people try to be humorous in how they say things, but >>>realize that a given phrase can be misinterpreted (the written language being >>>limited to no voice inflection, facial or body language). So, it is important to >>>use symbols !!, ??, ?! to assist in meaning. >>> >>>The only problem I really have is when people are typing everything or most >>>everything in capital letters. This implies shouting which I do not like hearing >>>in person either. But capitalizing one word implies EMPHASIS to me as opposed to >>>shouting, so it is ok with me. >>> >>>KarinsDad :) >> >>As a non English speaking person, coming from a country where capital letters >>are widespread in common writing and a computer is a "he" > > >English is not my first language but I know that only human can be he in english >and other things are called it. > >In Hebrew(my first language) computer is a "he" but computer program is a "she". > >Uri In Portuguese langage computer and program is "he". Paulo Soares, from Brazil
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