Why uppercasing every single word in topics became so popular?
Why uppercasing every single word in topics became so popular?
Is it used to make headlines/posts more catchy? Does it have any logical explanation?
What Is The Origin Of That?
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It's called Title Case. There are different rules depending on which style manual you're using. Some people just capitalise everything. Some people don't use it at all.
and some people like to SHOUT, while others like to ScReAm
In all fairness, alternating caps is read in an extremely different way. It mimics an undulating high-low pitch that is frequently used for mockery in English. Can also be represented with a tilde, usually in a friendlier manner.
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