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WAYS TO TYPE HUbS OR ON THE INTERNET IN GENERAL? IS MY TYPING IN CAPS A PRObLEM TO ANYONE WHY OR WHY NOT?


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What People Think When You Type in All Caps 9095

What People Think When You Type in All Caps

People who type in all capital letters are often an irritant to others who are reading what they have written. This may not be fair but it’s the case. That’s because there are a lot of assumptions that people make about what it means that... keep reading →
 |  (+2)  |  3 years ago  |  Comment
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Debby Bruck profile image87

Debby Bruck says

Hmmm. I have not seen that many Hubpages written in all capital letters. I would probably skip them if I did come across one. There are appropriate ways to utilize capital letters as emphasis in subheadings or within the text as a word highlight.

It can be a strain on the eyes and difficult to read, besides the other implications of yelling out loud.

When there are a few lower case letters interspersed that makes it even more difficult to read, due to some mind-shifting mechanism of something out of place.

Maybe explain why you have created your name, EYES CHAMbERS, in the way you do? Is that the one where you just don't like "B's" in Upper Case? Got it.

 |  (+2)  |  19 months ago  |  Comment
WordPlay profile image89

WordPlay says

Some people consider all caps the written equivalent of screaming. As an editor, I've always advised my clients against it.

 |  (+2)  |  19 months ago  |  Comment

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