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Off-topic: this is the third blog I come accross in the last month that does not use capital letters at the beginning of sentences. Am I out of the loop? Why is

Off-topic: this is the third blog I come accross in the last month that does not use capital letters at the beginning of sentences. Am I out of the loop? Why is that?

xeonmc 2y ago
It’s an anti-signal trying to lower the writing’s formalness without actually casualizing the language, usually a quick shortcut for those who compose coherent sentences instinctively and would otherwise need to spend mental energy to go out of their way to not write like that.
- i5heu 2y ago
  I am German, we write all nouns capitalized. If I write English I often need to fix some nouns that I have written subconsciously capitalized. So I think it would be equally acceptable for me to just leave them in?
  - pizza 2y ago
    It’s only considered typical in informal online communities basically
  - jayd16 2y ago
    It might give your writing some unintentional changes to what is emphasized. In text it might feel like the author is holding back a full caps lock rant.
- whereismyacc 2y ago
  It could be that, but also many other languages don't capitalize titles the way English does. It took me a long time as an English learner to learn that it was expected. It still feels very weird to me.
globalnode 2y ago
in my case i think its laziness, holding down shift also feels like an unnecessary distraction. it could also just be me being difficult, ive been told sometimes that i am. ps: its the future of the internet, get in now, be a cool kid.
- phoronixrly 2y ago
  Well... First of all, this is a blog post, it's not just casual chat. Second, they seem to capitalise names properly, so it's not just down to 'laziness' or 'limiting distraction'...
- deleted 2y ago
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half-kh-hacker 2y ago
gay online sociolect
- phoronixrly 2y ago
  >gay online sociolect the vibe indeed
BoredPositron 2y ago
Could be related to bauhaus it creeps up every few years. https://www.bauhaus-bookshelf.org/bauhaus_writing_in_small_letters_lower_case_only.html https://www.bauhaus-bookshelf.org/bauhaus_writing_in_small_l...
- hinkley 2y ago
  My english major friend in college adopted this affectation because of ee cummings. Sort of the September of English Lit I figure.

Off-topic: this is the third blog I come accross in the last month that does not use capital letters at the beginning of sentences. Am I out of the loop? Why is that?

xeonmc 2y ago

It’s an anti-signal trying to lower the writing’s formalness without actually casualizing the language, usually a quick shortcut for those who compose coherent sentences instinctively and would otherwise need to spend mental energy to go out of their way to not write like that.

i5heu 2y ago
I am German, we write all nouns capitalized. If I write English I often need to fix some nouns that I have written subconsciously capitalized. So I think it would be equally acceptable for me to just leave them in?
- pizza 2y ago
  It’s only considered typical in informal online communities basically
- jayd16 2y ago
  It might give your writing some unintentional changes to what is emphasized. In text it might feel like the author is holding back a full caps lock rant.
whereismyacc 2y ago
It could be that, but also many other languages don't capitalize titles the way English does. It took me a long time as an English learner to learn that it was expected. It still feels very weird to me.

globalnode 2y ago

in my case i think its laziness, holding down shift also feels like an unnecessary distraction. it could also just be me being difficult, ive been told sometimes that i am. ps: its the future of the internet, get in now, be a cool kid.

phoronixrly 2y ago
Well... First of all, this is a blog post, it's not just casual chat. Second, they seem to capitalise names properly, so it's not just down to 'laziness' or 'limiting distraction'...
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half-kh-hacker 2y ago

gay online sociolect

phoronixrly 2y ago
>gay online sociolect the vibe indeed

BoredPositron 2y ago

Could be related to bauhaus it creeps up every few years. https://www.bauhaus-bookshelf.org/bauhaus_writing_in_small_letters_lower_case_only.html https://www.bauhaus-bookshelf.org/bauhaus_writing_in_small_l...

hinkley 2y ago
My english major friend in college adopted this affectation because of ee cummings. Sort of the September of English Lit I figure.