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Post by bswiv on Aug 18, 2024 15:58:30 GMT -5
Swung into a "Estate Sale" on the way back from the farm and stumbled upon this:  Haven't been through but a few pages of it.......but.......language changes.............. |
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 18, 2024 16:10:06 GMT -5
I love estate sales
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Post by swampdog on Aug 20, 2024 18:34:02 GMT -5
I’m not sure what it is Bswiv.
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Post by TRTerror on Aug 20, 2024 18:39:04 GMT -5
It's the pages of a Book written by A.P. in 1977.
Who the hell knows what it says.
Thanks for posting crap Ben...
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Post by bswiv on Aug 20, 2024 19:21:45 GMT -5
I’m not sure what it is Bswiv. Style Book from the Associated Press......interesting in that it is something of a record of how words were used at the time.......but more than that. As this is not POLITICS......I'll leave it there................. |
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Post by cadman on Aug 20, 2024 19:23:10 GMT -5
Thank you
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Post by bswiv on Aug 20, 2024 19:25:33 GMT -5
It's the pages of a Book written by A.P. in 1977. Who the hell knows what it says. Thanks for posting crap Ben... I do what I can to help............ |
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Post by stc1993 on Aug 20, 2024 22:48:59 GMT -5
I don't know what it is either. Don't have a clue.
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Post by bswiv on Aug 21, 2024 7:25:59 GMT -5
I don't know what it is either. Don't have a clue. It is the Associated Press Style Book, 1977 Edition........ It is from "style books" or whatever a news/print organization calls it that the basics of how, not just words are to be spelled or punctuation rendered or capital letters employed, but also some other aspects of how they present information. Most interesting for me is how what is either acceptable of preferred ( mandated ? ) by a organization changes over time. One example.....in 1977 the AP said specifically to not use "spokesperson"......calling it a "coined" word....... Odd how now we somehow are expected to add "person" to just about every iteration......as if we did not know that a spokesman was a, as my schoolteacher mother made clear.....a speaking human.....in reality a conjunction sans the apostrophe and carrying no gender. And now......I've probably banged into Cad's line on politics.....so....done...... |
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Post by JS84 on Aug 21, 2024 7:36:30 GMT -5
Interesting find Ben. The subject borders typography. Whereas the type font used in print conveys it's own message. I stumbled into a documentary years ago named Helvetica that was quite interesting on the subject. An example would be how the words POW & BANG are displayed in comics books to convey action and excitement compared to say calligraphy which conveys elegance and class. Another one of those 98% of the things you didn't know you didn't know. Trailer: Documentary: |
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Post by tampaspicer on Aug 21, 2024 11:33:06 GMT -5
I don't know what it is either. Don't have a clue. It is the Associated Press Style Book, 1977 Edition........ It is from "style books" or whatever a news/print organization calls it that the basics of how, not just words are to be spelled or punctuation rendered or capital letters employed, but also some other aspects of how they present information. Most interesting for me is how what is either acceptable of preferred ( mandated ? ) by a organization changes over time. One example.....in 1977 the AP said specifically to not use "spokesperson"......calling it a "coined" word....... Odd how now we somehow are expected to add "person" to just about every iteration......as if we did not know that a spokesman was a, as my schoolteacher mother made clear.....a speaking human.....in reality a conjunction sans the apostrophe and carrying no gender. And now......I've probably banged into Cad's line on politics.....so....done...... Tarp would love this book. He'd be like a kid in a candy store.  |
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Post by swampdog on Aug 21, 2024 14:54:19 GMT -5
Now you’ve piqued my curiosity. BTW - Helvetica is a font choice in our word formatting program.
I was once very troubled about the lack of respect for the Oxford comma. It was what my “grammar” teacher taught me those many years ago.
Back when I was gainfully employed, we were instructed to write as the news media prefers. Oh well - dumbing down our literary system can only work to the best I guess…
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Post by 4ward on Aug 21, 2024 17:26:39 GMT -5
I’m starting to understand why you are always saying “I have too much STUFF!!!” 😏
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Post by Tarponator on Aug 22, 2024 0:34:17 GMT -5
This thread DELIVERS!
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