A CAPITAL IDEA

Brian E. Wilson (brian@twonh.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 09:43:01 +0000

>Randy Leedy wrote:
>
>Since we had a little discussion about this recently, I thought I'd
>pass along this grin-provoking comment from my Dad, who responded to
>an email from me by duplicating my message and inserting his comments
>in ALL CAPS.
>
>>>PS YES, I KNOW CAPITALS ARE SAME AS YELLING, BUT I'M HAPPY AND I
>>>ALWAYS YELL WHEN I'M HAPPY OK?
<<<

>If you don't find it funny, chalk it up to not knowing my dad and
>forgive me, please.

I THINK CAPITALS ARE A CAPITAL IDEA :)

SO DID THE WRITERS OF THE PAPYRI OF THE NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS. IF
CAPITALS ARE "SHOUTING", THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD BE DOING A LOT MORE
SHOUTING AND BE MORE IN TUNE WITH THE ORIGINALS!

I CERTAINLY THINK THAT ALL QUOTATIONS IN TRANSLITERATED GREEK ON THIS
LIST SHOULD BE IN CAPITALS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PHOTOGRAPH TOGETHER WITH A COMPUTER ENHANCED
VERSION OF A PAPYRUS OF PART OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (P46), PLEASE VISIT MY
HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE ITEM "NOMINA SACRA". THE ACTUAL "CAPITALS"
(MOSTLY) WRITTEN ABOUT THE YEAR AD 200 ARE CLEAR TO READ.

THE HOMEPAGE IS AT http://www.twonh.demon.co.uk/
BRIAN E. WILSON