all caps
English
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Although all-caps style is useful when used sparingly, such as to emphasize that something is FLAMMABLE and thus should NOT be stored indoors, it can be a sign of lack of trust on the reader's capability to understand the writing and is counterproductive when overused, as it SEEMS LIKE SHOUTING TO THE READER, WHO MAY CALL IT "SHOUTING-CAPS" STYLE. |
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From "all capital letters".
Noun
[edit]- (typography) Text or a font in which all letters are capitalised.
- Coordinate terms: AlTeRnaTinG cApS, CamelCase, Initial Caps, Upstyle, Headline Style, Title Case, Sentence case, downstyle, lowercase
- 2004, “All Caps”, performed by Madvillain:
- It's ugly, like look at you, it's a damn shame / Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name
Translations
[edit]text or a font in which all letters are capital letters
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