1. 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. Rus

1. 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.