What’s up with this trend of smart people tweeting in all lowercase? In the age of auto-correct, it says: “I care so deeply about looking like I DON’T care, that I painstakingly uncapitalize the start of each sentence to seem chill.”
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Vlad Magdalin Retweeted Gretchen McCulloch
There’s an entire book about it:https://twitter.com/gretchenamcc/status/1153521064049369088?s=21 …
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Gretchen McCullochVerified account @GretchenAMcCMy book in defence of internet language can be in your hands now! Get BECAUSE INTERNET: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW RULES OF LANGUAGE wherever books are sold! Order it here: http://gretchenmcculloch.com/book Want an email for any future book-related events? http://bit.ly/InternetLanguageBookUpdates … pic.twitter.com/jv1WPdz1KuShow this thread2 replies 1 retweet 39 likes -
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I remember my dad raging whenever he saw someone wearing a baseball hat backwards. Maybe I’ve come full circle.
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Capitalization rules are just a tool to communicate that evolved based on the medium of the time. The internet is different enough that new rules are evolving. There is no 'correct' rule set.
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text quips dont want capitals n punctuation
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