>From: "Wilma Taylor" <twjtaylor@duplinnet.com> >To: "Tom Schwalbe" <pickletom@aol.com>, > "The Best Family" <debbiebest@bigfoot.com>, > "T Payne" <Paynski@aol.com>, > "Ruth Westbrook" <o6t8l5jv@coastalnet.com>, > "Patsypickl" <Patsypickl@aol.com>, > "Jeanie Fonvielle" <jafonv@duplinnet.com>, > "Doug Best" <DBEST@INTRSTAR.NET>, "Bonnie & Ed Caster" <BVC8@aol.com>, > "Betty Reid" <Beautancus@aol.com> >Subject: Fw: netiquette: M-W's Word of the Day >Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 22:59:47 -0400 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > >When I first started using the net I didn't know that typing in all caps >was the same as yelling. You probably already know that but I thought you >might like to know that to type in all caps is not good netiquette. Read >below. You may want to subscribe to the word of the day. >---------- >> From: Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day <word@MAIL.M-W.COM> >> To: MW-WOD@LISTSERV.WEBSTER.M-W.COM >> Subject: netiquette: M-W's Word of the Day >> Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 1:06 PM >> >> >> Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 5 is: >> >> netiquette \NET-uh-kut or NET-uh-ket\ (noun) >> : etiquette governing communication on the Internet >> >> Example sentence: >> Internet newbies should remember that typing in all capital >> letters is interpreted as yelling and is generally >> considered a breach of netiquette. >> >> Did you know? >> In 1969, when the first two computers were connected in the >> forerunner of the Internet, few could have predicted the >> extent to which computer networks would revolutionize our >> culture -- and our language! These days, you don't have to be >> a "computernik" (a computer expert or enthusiast) to be >> familiar with words like "chat room," "download," or >> "newsgroup." And even "computerphobes" are likely to know >> that, in modern jargon, a "mouse" isn't necessarily a small >> furry rodent and the newest "virus" may be more of a threat >> to your computer than to your health. >> >> ---------------- >> Brought to you by Merriam-Webster Inc. http://www.m-w.com >> ---------------- >> >> To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Word of the Day mailing >> list, visit our website at http://www.m-w.com/service/subinst.htm . >> >> If you have questions about your subscription, write to >> mw-wod-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com . >> >> (c) 1998 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated > >