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  • Why does Yahoo! Answers gripe about proper grammar and punctuation?

    When I answer a question in Yahoo! Answers, it will pop up little balloons to the right of where I am typing and say things like "Hmm...it looks like you have a lot of punctuation." Or it will say, "Oops!looks like you have x misspelling(s)," when what I have just typed is a Proper Noun, like a person's name. It will also ask about my "CAPS LOCK" key, when I'm not shouting at anybody, but it is the only means of showing emphasis. (We don't have the use of italics or boldface or underlining to indicate emphasis.)

    If I get a sensible answer from someone who really know something about the programming of Yahoo! Answers, the five points asking this question will cost me will be worth it.

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