Why are capital letters so important?

Question

Why do we capitalize names but not things?

Answer 1

Since we were taught from a young age that you capitalize this and not this and so and so, we are basically programs to believe that capital letters show importance and lowercase letters don't. We have these mindsets about everything, including grammar, and it would be really hard to change the way people believe and have lived (like telling a priest that god doesn't exist).

if I don't capitalize your name, but capitalize mine, does it mean I am more important than you? NO.
If I don't capitalize my name, but capitalize Candy, doesn't it mean I am less important? NO.

So in reality, they aren't important, but we don't want to change something we are so accustomed to.

Answer 2

I think it's because an actual name of something has more significance. Some things are capitalized. The Empire State Building is actually a thing, a building.

Answer 3

WHAT DO YOU MEAN????? We capitalize names of important things too.........The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, etc.

Answer 4

You give honor and respect to the items you capitalize. Proper nouns are things deserving such an honor, so they are capital.
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