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derbot
Joined: 04 May 2010
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 Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: When did CAPS replace italics to imply emphasis? |
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And who allowed this to happen? It really bugs me.
That is all.[/i] |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know and I DON'T CARE. |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe because it's easier to type in caps as emphasis than to use italics |
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derbot
Joined: 04 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
| I don't know and I DON'T CARE. |
What an English teacher. |
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ESL Milk "Everyday
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| machoman wrote: |
| maybe because it's easier to type in caps as emphasis than to use italics |
This.
And italics still mean emphasis, but a more reserved form of emphasis.
CAPS MEAN I AM SHOUTING AT YOU AND AM NO LONGER TRYING TO BE PROPER AND POLITE. |
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derbot
Joined: 04 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| ESL Milk "Everyday wrote: |
| machoman wrote: |
| maybe because it's easier to type in caps as emphasis than to use italics |
This.
And italics still mean emphasis, but a more reserved form of emphasis.
CAPS MEAN I AM SHOUTING AT YOU AND AM NO LONGER TRYING TO BE PROPER AND POLITE. |
Right, CAPS means shouting. I'm fine with that. But there is a lot of use of CAPS on the internet where the user doesn't mean to shout but just put stress on a word.
By the way what does that big-as*ed acronym above mean? |
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daskalos
Joined: 19 May 2006
Location: The Road to Ithaca
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| Probably when older people who grew up on typewriters started using computers, because on typewriters the only way to EMPHASIZE was to use caps, or go back and underline, which took longer. In their defense, some of these were people who could type 75+ words per minute with no mistakes. On manual typewriters. (Children, that means typewriters that didn't use electricity. Oh, and a typewriter was a machine that allowed you to make documents without a printer or a pen. I think there are a few left in museums.) |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:12 am Post subject: |
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When did italics replace caps to imply emphasis?
Daskalos is right. CAPS were used to imply emphasis back in the day of the typewriter, but now are used for acronyms like EPIK. CAPS never replaced italics, it's the other way around. Boldface is good way to imply emphasis such as for listing items for sale and other bullet pointing. CAPS are just a terrible idea if it isn't an acronym.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_%28typography%29
IT'S RUDE AND CONDESCENDING TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS, BECAUSE IT'S SO ANNOYING TO READ SO DON'T DO IT. |
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derbot
Joined: 04 May 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
When did italics replace caps to imply emphasis?
Daskalos is right. CAPS were used to imply emphasis back in the day of the typewriter, but now are used for acronyms like EPIK. CAPS never replaced italics, it's the other way around. Boldface is good way to imply emphasis such as for listing items for sale and other bullet pointing. CAPS are just a terrible idea if it isn't an acronym.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_%28typography%29
IT'S RUDE AND CONDESCENDING TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS, BECAUSE IT'S SO ANNOYING TO READ SO DON'T DO IT. |
Thank you, I'm glad you agree with me. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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When did italics replace caps to imply emphasis?
January 11, 2004 @ 3:12 AM Korean Time. NOW YOU KNOW. |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
When did italics replace caps to imply emphasis?
January 11, 2004 @ 3:12 AM Korean Time. NOW YOU KNOW. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| drcrazy wrote: |
| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
When did italics replace caps to imply emphasis?
January 11, 2004 @ 3:12 AM Korean Time. NOW YOU KNOW. |
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BY THE WAY, THAT WAS THE SOLAR CALENDAR. ON THE LUNAR CALENDAR IT WAS 12/20/2003. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND (BECAUSE STILL 2003 ON THE LUNAR CALENDAR) THE YEAR OF THE SHEEP.
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winaniw
Joined: 18 Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| The louder the world gets, the harder we shout to be heard. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| winaniw wrote: |
| The louder the world gets, the harder we shout to be heard. |
I AGREE |
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