Question

Writing whole words or sentences in ALL CAPS is usually read
Select one:
a. as SHOUTING, and thus easily considered offensive.
b. Mndatory concept
c. a personal taste
d. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

a) as SHOUTING, and thus easily considered offensive

Explanation:

Writing complete sentences in capital letters or upper case, is a recent phenomenon. It began with the advent of the internet. Since the language used for messaging is not strictly formal, people take liberties with the language, including the excess usage of capital letters.  

Traditionally speaking, a sentence begins with a capital letter. Only a few words within a sentence can start with a capital letter, according to the set grammatical criteria ( if they are proper nouns or part of a dialogue).

There are two main reasons why it should not be done:

1. As the option a) points out, it is viewed as aggressive behaviour and considered rude. As part of basic internet etiquette, such unnecessary and unpleasant use of capital letters should be avoided. (Many people are unaware of this point.)

2. Secondly, from the readability point of view, it is a known fact that reading a completely capitalised sentence is difficult, as compared to reading a normal sentence in which lower case letters also appear.  

Given both the mannerisms and scientific perspectives, it is best not to overuse capital letters.

Answer 2

Writing whole words or sentences in ALL CAPS is usually read as SHOUTING, and thus considered easily offensive.

Text written fully in capital letters indicates that the writer is angry with the person to whom the text is sent. It represents the sender shouting at the receiver to indicate his/her anger. This is therefore an offensive way of writing text and must be avoided whenever possible.