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To: free biscet
Selected because of her "stimulating discussions" in the fall, hooks (who intentionally spells her name without using capital letters)...

This has always irked me. Rules of grammar state that proper names are to be capitalized. What if somebody named Frank Johnson wanted his named spelled fRaNk jOhNsOn or FRaNK JOHnSON? Would the rest of us be obligated to accomodate him just because he wants his name to look different?

20 posted on 12/22/2002 5:15:27 PM PST by judgeandjury
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To: judgeandjury
gOOd pOint abOut the spellinG. and She's an enGlish teacheR?
36 posted on 12/23/2002 1:13:59 AM PST by Rocky
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