I dOn'T gEt It

or; why the capitals? Why oh why?!?!?!?

Published on April 24, 2006 By SanChonino In Blog Communities

Just a thought.
I have a site over on myspace (okay, so you could call me a blogging whore, I have a blog here - by far my favorite, because of the sense of community that you get at JU - I have two blogs at blogger, an MSN space, and another account at myspace. Why? Because different people I know use different ones. I sure get annoyed by myspace, but all my compatriots from work blog there - thus, they make me, too, if I want to be in the loop.
But here's my gripe - why the lowercase-capital alternation? YoU'lL sEe EnTiRe BlOgS wRiTtEn LiKe ThIs . . . and my question is - why? Do any of y'all have any idea how long it took me to write that stupid sentence? A long time.
What is the allure of writing like an imbecile, making your blog almost unintelligible (as if their thoughts were cogent in the first place) and unreadable?
CoUnT mE oUt oF tHiS sTuPiD cRaZe! ARRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments (Page 2)

amandapearl2

on Apr 24, 2006

How long did that take you?!?!?!?!? It's stupid.

A lot longer than I normally can type.

And the writing is a cross between typing with your eyes closed by a two-fingered typist, or a die-hard text messager. U no wat i meen.

Holy moly do I know what you mean. I hate people who send you instant messages like that. "r u goin 2 matts house @ 1?" or something like that.

And everyone knows I hate putting "u" for "you". Just spell out the word! Ugh.

My point exactally. Type it out and get over it.

SanChonino

on Apr 24, 2006

Holy moly do I know what you mean. I hate people who send you instant messages like that. "r u goin 2 matts house @ 1?" or something like that.

My point exactally. Type it out and get over it.

Amen, sister! It's so nice to have a person my age who won't buy into the ridiculous new lingo! I think brain cells are lost every time someone sends a message spelled like that . . .

dynamaso

on Apr 25, 2006

This, along with 'alternative' spellings (as 'U' pointed out) is one of my biggest beefs about a lot of blog sites. If you're going to write something, why not spell it properly? I don't have a problem with those who might incorrectly spell a word or get their grammar mixed up. Hey, we're all guilty of that one. But those who don't even bother annoy me. The thing is they might actually have something valid to say, but if I look at their blogs and it is SeT oUt LiKe tHiS, I won't read it.

Another good point, well made, Commando

SanChonino

on Apr 25, 2006

Amen, brother. I hate the fact that anything intelligent is hidden behind the pile of refuse that is capital-lowercase alternation and horrible spelling.

And . . . commando? It's growing on me.

dynamaso

on Apr 25, 2006

And . . . commando? It's growing on me.

I'm glad you've taken to it. I could start calling you 'commie' for short, but that takes on a whole different meaning.

amandapearl2

on Apr 26, 2006

Amen, sister! It's so nice to have a person my age who won't buy into the ridiculous new lingo! I think brain cells are lost every time someone sends a message spelled like that . . .

haha! I'm glad to see we're not all illeterate (disregarding a few spelling errors here and there).

So I have a question, you go to school in like what Utah or Idaho or something? (I'm thinking Utah but I'm not sure why). What are you studying there? You're a sophomore, yes? Just curious!

SanChonino

on Apr 26, 2006

I could start calling you 'commie' for short, but that takes on a whole different meaning.

Hahahaha!

You know, my dad does call me the commie more often than not . . . I am one of the twelve liberals in the entire state of Utah, after all.

Dr Guy

on Apr 26, 2006

You know, my dad does call me the commie more often than not . . . I am one of the twelve liberals in the entire state of Utah, after all.

ThatoneguyinSLC is another. He posts infrequently, but is a good egg.

SanChonino

on Apr 26, 2006

So I have a question, you go to school in like what Utah or Idaho or something? (I'm thinking Utah but I'm not sure why). What are you studying there? You're a sophomore, yes? Just curious!

yup, I'm in Utah, at the "illustrious" Weber State University. (It's actually a great place to go to school, but still . . .)

I used to be a double-major with history and spanish. But I have a dirtbag of a teacher that has singlehandedly convinced me to not go into history. So now I'm majoring in spanish, with history as a minor.

I just finished a fatty six page paper on Miguel de Unamuno. Ugh. I'm glad that finals are almost over. One. More. Week.

dynamaso

on Apr 26, 2006

I am one of the twelve liberals in the entire state of Utah, after all.

At least you are being true to yourself.

amandapearl2

on Apr 27, 2006

I'm glad that finals are almost over. One. More. Week

aww man are you a lucky panda! I still have two weeks of classes AND a week of finals. I have to stay through Sunday because I have to plan in the band at graduation. I want summer!

amandapearl2

on Apr 27, 2006

And hey, i just had a thought, maybe the reason for the random capitals (at least for screen names) is that a person wanted a particular screen name, let's say super_girl05, but that particular one was already taken. So they adjust the capital letter to sUpER_giRL05 and bang, they have the screen name. Perhaps that's how this craze started.

SanChonino

on Apr 27, 2006

aww man are you a lucky panda! I still have two weeks of classes AND a week of finals. I have to stay through Sunday because I have to plan in the band at graduation. I want summer!

Sorry. Sucks to be you!

Just kidding. Just think, it'll be there sooooo sooon . . . .

I think you may have hit it on the head. But I wish it could've just stayed there.

amandapearl2

on Apr 27, 2006

I think you may have hit it on the head. But I wish it could've just stayed there.

I agree.

foreverserenity

on May 03, 2006

this post cracked me up

! Me too. [I have nothing else to add!

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