[projectaon] Re: 25totw errata

  • From: Jonathan Blake <jonathan.blake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:21:39 -0700

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

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