I don't think the grammatical rules you might normally use in a written piece need necessarily apply to a discussion forum such as this. I often break 'rules' and I know I'm doing it, but posting in Mudcat is equivalent to a conversation, not a feckin' dissertation.

I try to use capitals and punctuation where appropriate, though, as a matter of courtesy to other readers. Some posters (who shall remain nameless) seem a bit lazy in this respect, which makes their postings (otherwise often very worthwhile in content) a lot more difficult to read - these people are taking the goodwill and patience of others too much for granted, IMO.

Yes, I do sometimes make errors but these are usually typos.

Er... how did we get onto this rather boring subject, anyway? Can't we get back to the punch-up - I mean, discussion?