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So? Capital letters obviate one class of ambiguities. That there are classes of ambiguity they do not is not a reason to not use them.

• jamesaguilar 13y ago
  Conversely, on its own, the fact that they remove some ambiguities is not a sufficient reason to use them. Since the downvoters disagree, I'll provide a proof. 1. Suppose resolution of ambiguities is a sufficient reason for a separate case in written language. 2. Ambiguities exist that are not resolved. 3. New cases are not created to resolve these. 4. By contradiction, 1 is false. QED There may be other reasons which in addition to the resolution of ambiguity are sufficient to justify case, but you can't simply cite the resolution of ambiguity and say conclude that case is justified.
  • Zikes 13y ago
    No language is perfectly unambiguous, but language evolution should trend toward clarity, not away from it.
    • jamesaguilar 13y ago
      Or, a language should tend toward simplicity, without unnecessary frills. Which you'd prefer is probably just taste.