In article , Allan Bennett says...
In article , Ginge

It seems you imagine my speech would pause after the word 'but', is that
the case? I wrote that line exactly as I'd say the sentence, I'd not
pause after the word 'but'.

I did not imagine anything. Just because you don't talk proper doesn't mean
that not writing proper should be a natural consequence.

How do you know I don't talk properly, have we met? :-)

When on Usenet I generally reply in a quickly typed, highly informal,
conversational style. I never spell-check and I very rarely proof read -
there are better things to waste my time upon. I find the informal
approach lends itself to the kind of lively banter often seen in
uk.rec.motorcycles, the newsgroup where I'm currently reading this
delightful cross-post.

In a single sentence I'd not make a pause, there's no point in doing so,
it's a one line interruption.

Errrk! Could you repeat that, using sensible punctuation, so that it makes
sense to the reader rather than just the speaker?

Perhaps not.

Treat it as though I was rudely interupting your diatribe, butting in
without drawing a single breath.

"Anyhow, I see no point in carrying on with this...

....At least not until I find my ingerlish teecher and sew hymn fer knot
teaching me write.... I were just a GCSE guinea-pig, for crying out
loud... They aint not teached us nuffink!"