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Alright. Enough already with the mid-word capitalization
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I can appreciate a mid-word capitalization as much as the next person, but when I saw the QuickTime 6.5.3 Reinstaller was actually a "ReInstaller" I just had to...
Uhh...
Go complain on a forum, I guess.
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It's called "intercapping".
And it is annoying.
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Stop using "alright" first.
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Originally Posted by ReggieX
Stop using "alright" first.
Sorry.
AlRight.
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Originally Posted by subego
Sorry.
AlRight.
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i love this thread
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I don't like capital letters at all. Period. Well, unless they're in the beginning of sentences or in the beginning of names. I'm cool with the "I" as in "why do I have to put up with this," as well. If any of those aren't capital letters, I get annoyed.
There. Now that I've posted my opinion in this here internet forum, I expect people will start conforming to my wishes.
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It'll be much easier if you just comply.
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Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear
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i love this thread
Well it was just peachy before you started with the adHominem
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Originally Posted by MindFad
That's two words, no?
I know when I've been burned.
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Did Apple start the intercapping trend, or was there something before iMac? Certainly the inability to have spaces in URLs has encouraged intercapping as well.
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Originally Posted by subego
Sorry.
AlRight.
People do that allot.
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Originally Posted by MindFad
That's two words, no?
Says the guy with an InterCap UserName.
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Originally Posted by Wiskedjak
Did Apple start the intercapping trend, or was there something before iMac? Certainly the inability to have spaces in URLs has encouraged intercapping as well.
Was it the AOL kiddies?
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Originally Posted by chris v
Says the guy with an InterCap UserName.
I am a master of InternetHumor.
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...and my UserName is guilty of AllCapping?
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When is it appropriate to use capital letters in the middle of a name? Are there any rules?
And when is it appropriate to use capital letters in the middle of other words?
What are the rules?
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
And when is it appropriate to use capital letters in the middle of other words?
When your marketing stooge says it's appropriate.
Despite starting this thread, It usually doesn't bother me. e.e. cummings always pissed me off (especially at the beginning of a sentence), so I consider it payback.
Whoever came up with "ReInstaller" however, is an idiot...
Or a subtle comic genius. It's hard to tell.
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Proper capitalization is like the difference between "I helped my uncle Jack off his horse" and "I helped my uncle jack off his horse".
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Originally Posted by Millennium
Proper capitalization is like the difference between "I helped my uncle Jack off his horse" and "I helped my uncle jack off his horse".
for correctness, wouldn't it have to be
"I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse"
or
"I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse"
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I have ranted about this more than once. It seems to show how small some marketers' minds really are. They can't figure out a decent name for their product, so they make it "quirky." Bull. It DOES stick in my mind when I see such names, but I get the urge to file those names in the "never, EVER buy this" list. Of course there are some notable exceptions, such as AirPort...but it still bugs me.
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Originally Posted by subego
Well it was just peachy before you started with the adHominem
i just wanted to fake expletives, no beef intended
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Originally Posted by RGB
for correctness, wouldn't it have to be
"I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse"
or
"I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse"
The Uncle need not be capitalized unless you are using the whole phrase 'Uncle Jack' as a name, for example 'I helped Uncle Jack off his horse'. It would also be necessary if you were directly addressing him (in which case you would in fact be calling him 'Uncle Jack' as a name), but this example doesn't do that.
The commas you bring up in the second example aren't actually necessary. They can be used, and you've placed them properly for that purpose,
As for midcapping proper names, I've only ever seen this done in two cases: Mc____ names such McDonald and O'_____ names such as O'Leary. Note that Mac___ names, such as Macleod, don't get the midcap.
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Originally Posted by Millennium
Proper capitalization is like the difference between "I helped my uncle Jack off his horse" and "I helped my uncle jack off his horse".
Where's this from? I've seen a bash.org quote of it, but I'm not sure that's the original source.
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Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear
i just wanted to fake expletives, no beef intended
No beef taken. I thought it was hilarious.
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Originally Posted by Zimphire
iCouldn'tCareLess
That about sums it up...
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Originally Posted by E's Lil Theorem
Where's this from? I've seen a bash.org quote of it, but I'm not sure that's the original source.
I forget where I got it from, but I think it may have been from there.
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