Why is it that some people insist on writing in all capital letters? I love to peruse the Saturday real estate section in the local paper, and enjoy reading the descriptions of my “dream homes,” except for the ones written in all caps! It’s not that I’m trying to make a point, it’s that I seriously can’t read the darn things. Reading in all caps is difficult. You have to really sit down and concentrate on the letters, and then on how they go together. Not to mention, writing in all caps is one of the no-no’s of professional writing specifically because it “feels” to the reader like someone is shouting!
I came across another example yesterday. I was going through a social networking site and came upon the page of a writer that was written in, you got it, all caps! It surprised me that a writer did not know better about presenting herself in her own medium.
On point: please don’t write in all caps, and here’s why:
- Hard to read
- Shouting at readers
- Looks unprofessional