Just because a few fools are too lazy to capitalize, don't say this is an
American problem. While some publications and some people here do
consistently use lower case, the majority of publications and people
capitalize species names.
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> From: John Gamblin[SMTP:
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 5:31 AM
> To: Hugo Phillipps
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: birding-aus Common names
>
> WoW lOoK WhAt YoU sTaRtEd !
>
> I personally think it will come down to a case of were you born in the
> U.S.A. ? the U.K. or Australia
>
> America is famed for NON capitalization ( and yuck they use a z instead
> of an s.) I get daily mail and email from the USA and UK and somedays I
> can hear Miss Walsh or Mr O'Niell creak in the tight fitting wooden
> homes.
>
> If in doubt get the Oxford English out !
>
> John A. Gamblin
>
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