On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 25/04/2011 19:15, Jonathan Blake wrote: >> >> (er) 8: Clunk!. -> Clunk! [onomatopoeia: ne] >> >> Why not "clunk!"? Do we often capitalize onomatopoeiae? > > No, but they are often already capitalised mid-sentence, which is a > perfectly acceptable way to add emphasis to the word, AFAIK. > > Other capitalised occurrences: 16tlov 273: Crack!; 18dotd 117, 350: Crack!; > 21votm 223: Crack!; 23mh 20, 51, 119, 235, 290: Crack!; 24rw 108, 131, 215, > 342: Crack!; 25totw 8, 93, 218: Clunk!; 99, 181, 331: Crack!; 175: Clang!; > 26tfobm 110, 114, 232, 310, 341: Crack!; 27v 12: Click!; 92: Clang!; 266: > Crack!; 28thos 95: Crack! > > If we plan on changing this, let's do it all in one go while we remember... Eh, I think "Clunk!" is just fine. :) -- Jon ~~~~~~ Manage your subscription at //www.freelists.org/list/projectaon