My goodness, that IS a run on sentence, isn't it? Just for fun, I reached back into my memory of junior high school English classes and diagrammed it! It covered an entire sheet of paper, in landscape orientation.

Quote Originally Posted by Father Bill View Post
As an extension of my previous comment, it sometimes seems to me that if more people would type, spell, use proper English in the style of either side of any pond and select their vocabulary accurately without using acronyms or initials (a pet peeve of mine - why for example should anyone in the world outside of the United States know that "MO" means Missouri?) ... anyway, if more folks would use jargon-free, well-written English, then there would be less need for capital letters and folks would be much better able to discern the intent of speakers.

Now, following that terrible run-on sentence, I'll admit that my prejudice and bias are likely those of an old English teacher. A lot of the misunderstandings I see here are based on poorly-written posts. Re-read and edit, boys and girls (said the old teacher) before you hit the <Post Quick Reply> button. It will avoid a surprising number of spats, and I am not referring to shoe protectors there, so let's not get onto that particular topic either!