IM stuff

[active_apathy]

Because I'm certifiable, I've decided to complete my Trillian's complement of commonly-used instant messaging services with Yahoo!*.‡

Reminiscent of my AIM nick, Y! knows me as 'apathypiratess'. Yay and yarr.

*A question for the fiercely grammatical: Since the name of their company is, in fact, 'Yahoo!', does the exclamation mark count as puncuation in its own right, or is it part of a proper noun - thus calling for an additional stop† should 'Yahoo!' appear at the end of a sentence?
†Which is to say, for those not fiercely punctuated, a character appearing at the end of a sentence - a question mark, exclamation mark or fullstop.
‡Usage confirmed by an actual lexicographer. Wheeee!

Comments

[liadlaith.livejournal.com]

What, apart from the satisfaction of knowing you've outwitted evil marketing executives and their devious plans to make the English language look silly?

Ha! I love you icon. Didst thou maketh it?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Evil marketing execs don't know anything about grammar; their only devious plan is to see how long they can get away with making people think there's some kind of intelligence at home within the expensive suit and corner office.

Aye, m'lady. 'Twas but a few weeks ago I found myself rather taken by a sudden fancy for the making of Snoopy icons.

(Read that second paragraph aloud. No, really. I'm quite proud of the way it works, and all without conscious effort.)

[liadlaith.livejournal.com]

I did as thou asked: I was unable to detect anything wholly remarkable to thy sentence, other than a pleasing aural aesthetic. Wast this thy intention?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Intention? Nay, m'lady, though it doth please me so.