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why does this stylistic choice triggers such clear-cut rejection? the "use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence" is a pretty useless rule from the poi
by ggus 5y ago
why does this stylistic choice triggers such clear-cut rejection? the "use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence" is a pretty useless rule from the point of view of having your reader understand what you write.. the goal of the language is completely met by the webpage.
- handrous 5y agoI can't tell if this post is serious, or a sarcastic demonstration of why omitting capitals at the beginning of sentences is a very bad idea if your goal is to communicate clearly.
- Mountain_Skies 5y agoI'm far from an expert on these matters but my understanding is that using capital letters to start sentences is done because it helps anchor the reader's place in the text. When capital letters are excluded, it's easier for a person to lose their place while reading. There are other ways this could be accomplished such as returning to the old custom of using two spaces between sentences or making sentence ending punctuation marks larger or heavier, but initial capital letters is the one English has settled on and is almost universally used.
- dTal 5y agoBecause periods are very small and a capital letter makes the semantic delineation more distinct, like indenting code does. Because capital letters are mostly omitted when the writer is in a hurry and doesn't care very much for details, which is insulting to the reader in a context where care and attention is expected. And if you hadn't thought of those reasons - the fact that everyone else does should be a clue. Chesterton's Fence and all that. Show some humility!