XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org.invalid   
      
   On 26/04/24 01:45, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:   
   > jerryfriedman wrote:   
   >   
   >> By the way, Steve isn't the only participant in a.u.e. who doesn't   
   >> notice Subject lines.   
   >   
   > Certainly not.   
   >   
   >> I don't know how that happens,   
   >   
   > Automatically. And I hate it if I am 'forced' to quote something   
   > that appears only in the subject line.   
      
   It's automatic for me too. I step from one article to the next by   
   tapping on the space bar; and I read the body of the article without,   
   usually, letting my eyes wander to other parts of the screen.   
      
   I picked up that habit when AUE was a high-traffic newsgroup, and it was   
   desirable to have an efficient way of getting through the articles   
   quickly. If someone refers to "above", I'm reluctant to waste my time by   
   going back and re-reading.   
      
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   Peter Moylan                         http://www.pmoylan.org   
   Newcastle, NSW   
      
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