RaNdOm CaPitALiSaTiOn

Part of my job involves reading through masses of correspondence.  For the most part, the major annoyances are (a) the fact that people give quotes to clients without reading what the client wants and (b) clients who accept quotes without reading the quote then getting angry when its not what they want.

Sigh ...

But the quotes become especially annoying when people forget altogether how to write normally.  I'm not even talking about incorrect grammar and spelling (which I hate), but then you get something like this:

PEOPLE WHO WRITE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS WHILST GIVING A QUOTE.  I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT THAT ALL CAPS MEANS YOU ARE SHOUTING.  WHY WOULD YOU SHOUT AT SOMEONE WHO IS ASKING YOU FOR A QUOTE?

PEOPLE WHO WRITE PART OF THE MESSAGE IN CAPITAL LETTERS and then part of it normally.  You're not really sure WHY THE WORDS are in caps because they do not denote THE IMPORTANCE that you WOULD EXPECT.  It just SEEMS RANDOM.

People who write Normally But Then Capitalise some words. Words that are not Pronouns.  Words That are Not Important.  You Aren't really Sure Why the words that are capitalised are Capitalised.  When reading, You Tend To Think that they are Important, but When you try To Emphasise those Words, the Sentence starts to Lose Meaning.

AnD dOn'T eVeN gEt Me StArTeD oN pEoPlE wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs.

Here is a conversation between my friend and I trying to make sense of the situation:

Sandra: the incorrect use of capital letters here throws me off when reading this email:

Sandra: , When the Client Stated that they where not Happy about the Venue i asked them if they could please tell me What specifically was Wrong as i would want to make corrections and insure that if there is a problem that we can Fix it, the client then stated that we advertise as 4 Star and we are not (please do find Attached)

Jennifer: I totally agree

Jennifer: Its like you want to place emphasis on the words with capital letters, but it you do then it distorts the meaning a bit

Sandra: so its like you keep raising your voice in places where you shouldn't be, it just doesn't make sense

Jennifer:I was doing that exact same thing. In my head. I was raising my voice in my head ... is that a thing

Sandra: (rofl)

Sandra: i do that too

Sandra: its how i read

Jennifer: SO WHEN PEOPLE WRITE ALL IN CAPS

Jennifer: Do you read it really loud and fast

Jennifer: cos that's what I do

Jennifer: I always assume all caps means you were talking loud AND fast

Sandra: yes!

(... later that day...)

Jennifer: I am sure they will let him take it Rather than Pay a Month SALARY and pay OUT his Leave

Jennifer: Sorry .. halfway through my sentence I decided to try the "random capitalisation" method

Sandra: what now? am i supposed to be shouting there?

Sandra: this is giving me a headache

Jennifer: WhAt AbOuT iF i TyPe LiKe ThIs

Sandra: (rofl)

Sandra: Don't U Dare HEY

Jennifer: its like, you don't know whether to shout or half shout

Jennifer: like start the word off soft and then end in a shout

Jennifer: or start in a shout and then go soft and shout the last syllable

The Moral of the Story:  I spend WAY too much of my work day debating totally RANDOM things.  Caps Intended.