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Typing in all capital letters

posted 22nd Dec
*Public Service Announcement*

One annoying phenomenon that we often see on baby-gaga is posts being typed in all capital letters. While I don't expect this post to have much impact on those who are guilty of this faux pas, I would like to point out why people should not be typing in all capital letters.

It is not simply a matter of it being rude. There is a good reason why you should not type in all capital letters, if you wish people to read and understand what it is that you are typing.

http://www.tarleton.edu/~unews/marcomtypography.html


ALL CAPS

Perhaps the most frequently violated rule of readability involves the use of ALL CAPS (capital letters). Designers are often drawn to all caps because it forms neat, uniform, visual elements, or "blocks." Unfortunately, for precisely that reason, type set in all caps is more difficult to read.

Your brain does not recognize words solely on the basis of specific letter combinations, but on the overall shape of the words. In fact, your brain recognizes whole phrases based on letter shape rather than identifying individual letters and words. Which of the following is easier to read: GOOD OLD DOG or good old dog.

For readability, avoid all caps even in heads and subheads. The most readable headlines and subheads are set only with the first letter of the first word (and proper nouns) capitalized, just as in sentences.

So please, if you wish people to read what it is that you're trying to get across, be polite and do not use all capital letters.

C.
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I'm due March 19th, have 1 child & live in St. Catharines, Ontario
posted 22nd Dec
Thank you for sposting this..I now know to no longer type in all caps.. 
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I have 1 child & live in British Columbia
posted 22nd Dec
I second that or typing where every other letter is a capital or using numbers in place of letters.
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I have 5 kids & live in Amarillo, Texas
posted 22nd Dec
I even hate when people text in all caps. I like this thread. Everyone should read it.
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I have 1 child & live in New Jersey
posted 22nd Dec
right on....is it wrong to type one word in caps to ...i guess give that particular word emphasis? j/c because I do that often. Like I might have said "I give that particular word EMPHASIS"
hmmmm interesting.

But you are right...most will disregard what you have said even with facts to support it. Gramar and spelling do not exist in our world today. Hence the use of spell check.
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I'm due October 1st (a boy), have 1 angel baby & live in Illinois
posted 22nd Dec
 

I love you God. You make me happy.....in my panties.
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I have 5 kids & live in Sacramento, California
posted 22nd Dec
Thank you God.....the answer to our prayers
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I'm due March 14th, have 2 kids & live in Millersville, Maryland
posted 22nd Dec
Quoting lifehappens:“ right on....is it wrong to type one word in caps to ...i guess give that particular word emphasis? j/c ... [snip!] ... you have said even with facts to support it. Gramar and spelling do not exist in our world today. Hence the use of spell check.”

Meh, I do that all the time too. heh. Mostly because you're supposed to use italics for emphasis, but for some reason most of the formatting (bold and italics) disappears from these posts for some reason, heh.

C.
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I'm due March 19th, have 1 child & live in St. Catharines, Ontario
posted 22nd Dec
Quoting ~Tattooedmama~:“   I love you God. You make me happy.....in my panties.”

And that makes me happy in my panties  

C.
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I'm due March 19th, have 1 child & live in St. Catharines, Ontario
posted 22nd Dec
im sure if gaga had spell check, im sure much more people would consider using it
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I have 1 child & live in New York
posted 22nd Dec
Quoting Zahirah♥Maj:“ im sure if gaga hd spell check, im sure much more people would consider using it”
You need spell check right now. lol
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I have 1 child & live in New Jersey
posted 22nd Dec
i peeped my error thats why i edited it lol
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I have 1 child & live in New York
posted 22nd Dec
I'm guilty of improper punctuation usage......I like to add unneeded commas...and frankly, I dont know what the ";" is for....  
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I'm due March 14th, have 2 kids & live in Millersville, Maryland
posted 22nd Dec
First time I'll ever say this:

I love you, God!
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I have 1 child & live in Crossville, Tennessee
posted 22nd Dec
Quoting Zahirah♥Maj:“ i peeped my error thats why i edited it lol”

People make mistakes but some people need to sit around the computer with a damn dictionary.
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I have 1 child & live in New Jersey
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