Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity

Dave Crocker <dcrocker@bbiw.net> Mon, 30 June 2008 02:32 UTC

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Subject: Re: SHOULD vs MUST case sensitivity
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Randy Presuhn wrote:
>> English is not case sensitive.
> 
> Not so.  Case has long been used for emphasis in environments
> lacking other typographical means, such as bolding, underlining,
> or italicization.


Emphasis is not semantics.

Normative intent is semantic.

d/
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   Dave Crocker
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