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If that were the point, why does English capitalize proper nouns? That would seem to complicate finding the start of a sentence. Besides, you have periods, excl
by lordnacho 11mo ago
If that were the point, why does English capitalize proper nouns? That would seem to complicate finding the start of a sentence. Besides, you have periods, exclamation points, and question marks at the ends of sentences anyway.
In German even ordinary nouns are capitalized, making it even less easy to find the capital at the start of a sentence.
- machomaster 11mo ago1. Dots are tiny and are hard to see. A capital letter is a more visible indicator of the start of the sentence. 2. English barely uses any punctuation (vs. Russian) therefore making adherence to readability rules even more important. Paragraphs are also nicer to read vs. trying to read a wall of text.
- nkrisc 11mo agoBecause there is no perfect writing system and proper nouns are also significant and thus it’s a balance of the two needs.