Well, it seems the U.S. Navy finally got the memo: DON'T USE ALL CAPS! IT'S RUDE!
"Lowercase messages are here to stay; they provide a more readable format," a Navy news release said... The all-caps were a vestige of a bygone era....
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U.S. Navy ditches its ALL CAPS message format - CNN.com
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 someone is typing in ALL CAPS. Here are some of the assumptions that people will make when you send them an email (or write an article) that is entirely capitalized:
• People think a message in all caps means that the writer is yelling at them.
• People assume that the writer is trying to demand attention.
• People may assume that you have a lack of skill with technology.
• People may assume that you are an immature writer.
• People may assume that you are lazy.
• People may wonder if you are trying to be a rebel.
It is a fact that many people will make these negative assumptions about you if you do write emails and articles without using proper lower case and capitalization in your writing. As a result, it is probably best to drop the ALL CAPS writing and write in the traditional form in order to generate more positive online relationships with others. Plus this allows you to really make your point come through when you have something truly urgent to say and you want to say it with an ALL CAPS message.
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What People Think When You Type in All Caps