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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]NH Ethylene
(31,362 posts)27. All caps are harder for people to read.
So it's annoying in that way too.
When we read, we dont actually look at every letter in a sentence, but actually the shapes of the words. When text is in All Caps, the height of every letter is identical making every word an even rectangular shape, forcing us to read letter-by-letter, reducing our reading speed (by 10%) . . . We use the tops of the letters to help us recognize the shapes of the words more than the bottoms, and when written in "Sentence case", that is the first word with a capital letter then all other words in lower case, this enables the eye to easily flow from one word to the next.
https://www.mity.com.au/blog/writing-readable-content-and-why-all-caps-is-so-hard-to-read
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Avoid a race to the bottom. Shouting headlines do matter and it is simple, not twisted
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2021
#12
It's not just 'Different shaped letters'. Reading ALL CAPS is more difficult.
GoneOffShore
May 2021
#16
What are you talking about? I didn't write in upper case. There's a reason for capitalization.
GoneOffShore
May 2021
#45
apparently, it isn't a biggy to you, but you are dismissing everyone elses' experience
msfiddlestix
May 2021
#40
you just did it again. dismissing my perceptions as if I was making it all up.
msfiddlestix
May 2021
#43
Ends well. No posts were removed and you are now wiser. All good. Welcome to DU. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2021
#13
Don't worry acg. If people want to read your post they will. If not, they won't.
judesedit
May 2021
#17
No apologies needed. It was clear that it was very much a pent-up release of energy, an "oh my
niyad
May 2021
#19