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Originally Posted by csb
I have often wondered what is the use of certain grammatical marks and conventions.
Using a capital at the start of a sentence is superfluous. There is a full stop AND a space at the end of the previous sentence. Do we really need three alerts to show a new sentence has started.
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i have often wondered what is the use of certain grammatical marks and conventions. using a capital at the start of a sentence is superfluous. there is a full stop and a space at the end of the previous sentence. do we really need three alerts to show a new sentence has started.
Which version is quicker and easier to process when you read it?
Grammar, punctuation and spelling conventions are there to aid readability and comprehension (even if the rules do seem a bit arbitrary and even contradictory at times).
i shddr evry tym sum1 snds me an email in unpnctuatd txt-speek and xpcts me to undrstnd wot they r syng!