2007-10-21 11:53:15 · 11 answers · asked by billy a 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Some people think you are yelling at them when you do that. Personally I don't care.
2007-10-21 11:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by ziggy_brat 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it appears that evidently and looks as in case you're yelling or annoying something. HOW IS putting a question IN CAPS rude? how is putting a question in caps rude? notice a distinction in tone?
2016-10-13 11:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the day of the early 90's, writing in all caps on teh internets was called flaming, and it was considered the equivalent of yelling.
I personally find all caps hard to read, especially in long paragraphs. The fonts we use to view text on our computers was designed to be easily readable for normally capitalized text.
So, writing in all caps has a long and loud history, but I would guess that people now just find it annoying to read.
2007-10-21 14:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Maybe Next Year 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people think you are shouting when you use all caps. Some folks (mostly us older folk) would rather read all caps. I don't care one way or the other as long as I can tell what you are trying to communicate.
2007-10-21 12:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by EvilWoman0913 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Writing in All Caps is Like Shouting
This is why you should use all caps sparingly.
It is a strong effect, and it should remain one.
Imagine Someone Shouting All the Time
Not only would it mean little when she shouted, it is also more difficult to understand somebody who shouts. Similarly, text in upper case is significantly more difficult to read than lower and mixed case text.
2007-10-21 12:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by Tira Misu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caps=yelling. Also, it's hard to read.
2007-10-21 18:30:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the internet world, it is yelling. There is protocol in everything and all caps is rude in this realm.
2007-10-21 13:37:21 · answer #7 · answered by dawnb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't rude, that is just the equivalent of yelling on the Internet. So maybe that is why some people might think that it is rude.
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2007-10-21 13:16:52 · answer #8 · answered by Mj 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's the cybernet equivalent of shouting - and it's hard to read. We're more accustomed to reading things written in lower case.
2007-10-21 12:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because capitalization emphasizes words and that can translate into yelling.
2007-10-21 20:03:26 · answer #10 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋