Comments on: Enough with the Very Important, Very Unique Thoughts already!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:39:11 +0000

I’m an Edith (yay!) and would like to hear more about why we get carte blanche.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:31:07 +0000

I’m delighted to be reading all y’all’s opinions on this topic, but remember to keep it civil–I’ve been deleting a bunch of comments mentioning other commenters. Feel free to disagree with me (though I do appreciate it when you’re nice–it’s my blog, after all), but leave other commenters out of it.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:07:28 +0000

I vote balance.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:06:58 +0000

Balance is key–shorthand is good, to much is bad.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:04:51 +0000

I’m with Steve on this one–intellectual property is the only way to stand out. Wonder if this will turn into a men vs women thing?

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:01:16 +0000

Just had to say I agree with you 100%, Jessica. Way overdone and icky.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:55:44 +0000

I can see both sides–sure, it helps demonstrate expertise to have that intellectual property, but seriously, I think you’re right, Jessica–it seems to be really catching on and that’s not a good thing. A little Capitalized Italic goes a long way, in my opinion!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:37:32 +0000

Though I appreciate these tips, Jessica, I disagree with your premise. Trademarking terms goes a long way towards substantiating value for clients, and I think it’s an important part of building intellectual property.

By: Luce

Luce — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:33:58 +0000

Giggled all the way through this–I really appreciate how when you’re ranty, you also offer support in applying the opposite of what you’re ranting about. Some blogs make me so nervous about making a mistake with their rants, but you don’t. Thanks Jes!

By: Joann

Joann — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:52 +0000

I don’t have anything really to add, but just wanted to say how much I agree with this–you’re right, it gets to the point where I feel really uncomfortable commenting anywhere because I’ll use the “wrong” word or I’ll forget to capitalize it or something and that’s exactly the opposite of how I want my readers to feel. Thank you for this, and for letting me know that it’s okay not to have an Extensive List of Capitalized Phraseology. (How’d I do? )