If in online and cyber circles UPPER CASE is considered to be SHOUTING is lower case considered to be whispering? Whilst we have all schools of typers those who touch type (with both hands and use all 9 fingers correctly, leave 2 spaces at the end of sentences and generally are grammatically inteligable) , speed dual digitists (those who use 2 fingers but are quite fast and accurate - often Technocrats), Single digit letter hunters (often still surprised that the keyboard is arranged QWERTY and not abcde) and all manner of typers in-between.
These are merely the means of inputting the text but what text are we inputting? I am bewildered why many shun the pun in favour of text language abreviations which would be mocked in verbal usage, if your mate said "that story made me LOL!" would you be laughing? Maybe at the tragedy to your ears. Why also are we given a barrage of oh so clever use of punctation? Do I want the comment finished with ;-)? I think not, for this read a wink is not as good as a nod. Instead of this inanity ad infinitum why not pun it up with :ic or ,ndo? Far more creative but ultimately would be as dull as the aforementioned.
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Culinary advice of the day: could we encourage more Scots (me included) to eat more veg by the widespread use of Tempura style cooking? The batter had me eating some green stuff I probably would have given the knife slide to have otherwise.
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