Date   : Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:09:17 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Signitures

On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 04:22 +0100, Matt Davis wrote:
> I also hate 
> it when people use apostrophes for plurals; it's simply not necessary.
One BBC, 
> two BBCs. The year 1974, the 1970s.

Well of course you shouldn't for whole words anyway :) But for
abbreviations and acronyms it's a tricky one. I'd agree for acronyms and
your date example, but it sometimes looks odd for abbreviations if
there's an s tacked on the end without an apostrophe (e.g. micros vs.
micro's)

As for the signature thing, I'm more used to seeing it the other way
from Jonothan - name before the separator, signature after. I do it that
way myself as I'll sign off an email in different ways depending on who
I'm sending to (i.e. full name, 'Jules', or just 'J' with close friends
or if I'm in a rush) - plus of course I won't bother with a sig on
business emails, so it's easier to be in the habit of always signing off
an email whether I'm using a sig or not.

I suppose the original intention was for the signature to be the
sender's name, as in a letter-writing sense - but I've always known
people to typically use it as a way or personalising emails rather than
for that purpose (with the odd exception)

Thus endeth the lecture. Coffee time! :-)

cheers

Jules