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    Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    I've noticed that there seems to be an increase in the use of capitals of every word.

    An example: "Today I Went To The Shop", maybe it's just me but I was wondering if anyone noticed the same?

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of of capital letters.

    Goddamned stupid autoremoval of caps wrecking my joke.

    Code:
    NOPE!

    Edit: Since the comedy is foiled (shakes tiny fist in impotent rage).

    My answer is...probably however texting and IM have done so much to butcher usual writing skills, it is hard to say I've noticed this in particular.

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?



    Dunno.

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    I use the exclamation mark so much it almost has no value any more!
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Only in titles, but isn't that ok?
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    I use the exclamation mark so much it almost has no value any more!
    If your going to use the exclamation mark you could at least do it properly!!11!!one!1!

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    If your going to use the exclamation mark you could at least do it properly!!11!!one!1!
    you missed out ONE
    Last edited by Jay; 19-05-2011 at 06:16 PM.
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackmage View Post
    I've noticed that there seems to be an increase in the use of capitals of every word.

    An example: "Today I Went To The Shop", maybe it's just me but I was wondering if anyone noticed the same?
    If you're seeing this on forums it'll be an autocorrect/remove thing.

    Most(?) forum software swaps ALL CAPS POSTS for Title Caps Posts.
    |Kata: "Read title as 'fisting'. Not sure why I clicked. Relieved, really."|
    |TAKTAK: "It was so small that mine wouldn't fit into it"|

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay View Post
    you must out ONE
    Why, What Has One Done?!
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    stupid spell check! lol

    fixed it now.
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of of capital letters.

    Quote Originally Posted by roachcoach View Post
    Goddamned stupid autoremoval of caps wrecking my joke.

    Code:
    NOPE!

    Edit: Since the comedy is foiled (shakes tiny fist in impotent rage).

    My answer is...probably however texting and IM have done so much to butcher usual writing skills, it is hard to say I've noticed this in particular.
    QFT!

    Although...

    <grammar police>

    ...one of my pet hates is the use (for reasons that completely escape me) of the apostrophe for plurals, as in "I went to the shop's" The logical reply can only be "The shop's what? Door, manager, checkout?"

    </grammar police>
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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    I use the exclamation mark so much it almost has no value any more!

    I'm guilty of this as well!

    (I even did it there without realising....and had to stop myself putting one at the end of ''realising'')

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    In German you capitalise nouns, so maybe you visit lots of forums with German speakers who are 99% fluent in written English, or you visit lots of forums with English speakers who are thick

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    Quote Originally Posted by cookie365 View Post
    In German you capitalise nouns, so maybe you visit lots of forums with German speakers who are 99% fluent in written English, or you visit lots of forums with English speakers who are thick
    ...yet most Germans don't My girlfriend is German and I know quite a lot of Germans online and only very few capitalise nouns! Seems language writing skills are going downhill no matter the language.

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    For some strange reason, I capitalise the start of some words when I'm typing quickly, but I usually notice them and correct when I'm re-reading things.

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    Re: Is it me or have we seen an increase in the usage of capital letters?

    I hAvE nOt NoTiCeD aNyThInG oF sOrT
    I was going to say that I probably capitalise non particles for titles, but having made a quick search on my previously started thread, I actually don't.

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