lower case

[Krisellen Maloney]

Maybe everybody knows this bit of trivia (but just in case)...

UNIX and the 'C' programming language are both sensitive and programmers 
in the 80s (maybe still?) often adopted a style of writing that involved 
the use of only lower case.

I assumed Laura was a programmer (or as we say on the list - one
of THEM)  ;)

On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, Gwen Galton wrote:

> Thanks Laura - I appreciate your personal response explaining that you have 
> used all lower case as your personal style even before e-mail, and that you 
> use upper/lower convention for formal matter. And I must apologize if in 
> any way you might have taken it as a criticism of your usage (although 
> you show no indication of having misconstrued my message)!  This was 
> definitely not the "case".  As systems and language develops, so indeed 
> may style.  I wanted to know if I was behind the times in demanding
> upper/lower case e-mail from students.  ee cummings used all lower case 
> as his personal style too - so you are in good company.  I shall 
> continue, however, to expect formal style in e-mail from students.  How 
> they write to one another is of course up to them.
> 
> I am posting this to the list, rather than personally, as I believe I 
> have irked at least one person and I don't want the anti-lower case 
> mob attacking you because of my lack of diplomacy :-)
> 
> Gwen.
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> 
> 

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Krisellen Maloney                        maloney at HInet.Medlib.Arizona.EDU
Systems and Networking Department        Voice: (520) 626-1004
Arizona Health Sciences Library          Fax:   (520) 626-2922
Tucson, Arizona