# Writing Everything With Initial Caps **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291 "2000-11-01T21:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/1 "2000-11-01T21:13:44Z")
Sorry–just came across this on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com): [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TE36/qid=973112943/sr=1-3/103-7395394-1395853](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TE36/qid=973112943/sr=1-3/103-7395394-1395853) Read the customer review. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/2 "2000-11-01T21:20:02Z")
Who On Earth Writes Every Word With Caps? I Know I Don’t. Crazy. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/3 "2000-11-01T21:25:51Z")
If the person composed their statement in a Word Processor, and accidently hit the ‘Title’ function then its theoretically possible that they didn’t notice before they pasted it in. Umm… not like I have any first hand knowledge of doing something like that or anything. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/4 "2000-11-01T22:15:39Z")
At least with Initial caps there is a Pattern (Misguided thought it May be). What really drive Me nuts are those People Who seem to Capitalize random words for No discernable reason. I used to think that They were just feeling Teutonic and capitalizing Every noun. Baglady helped me Realize that that’s not always True, they are just Morons. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/5 "2000-11-01T22:28:15Z")
Oooh, I must confess, sometimes I do capitalize my nouns…only thing from German class I can remember some days! I especially do this with Food Items, don’t know why. I also put a dash through my Zs and 7s, but y’all are spared that! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/6 "2000-11-01T22:37:12Z")
Initial Caps are a walk in the park coMpArEd tO rEaDiNg SeNtEnCeS wHeRe EvErY oThEr LeTtEr iS cApItAlIzEd. ThAt DrIvEs Me NuTs! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-everything-with-initial-caps/39291/7 "2000-11-01T23:37:38Z")
you want nuts? check out this thread! [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=44602](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=44602) [sub] I feel so so dirty right now…[/sub]