On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Warlord wrote: @> As one side of an argument (Steve, *stop* rubbing your hands together @> like that), I would postulate that if those reading your words receive @> their meaning as it was intended to be received, then the method of @> of that communication is inconsequential. That's one hell of a big if, particularly if you decide to use punctuation and grammar in non-standard ways. (Ignoring the fact that the style of writing itself transmits additional data.)