People who think typing like THIS is FUNNY

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

It's not. Don't do it. If your point was that valid you wouldn't need to feel as though you have to falsely emphasise it. It stinks of shabby tabloidism and bad humour..."Oh look at ME I’m using CAPITLISATION" how ironically funny is that! It's not. Just makes you look like a nerd still living in his secondary school days spending extra time on his work with a couple of greasy-haired four-eyed pals.

*Cue more oh so ironic and humorous replies*

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

DON'T give up the DAY job

 

[strings]

I actually am a nerd, does that mean I am allowed to capitalise?

 

[Mellotron]

It CAN be.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Tell it to the TABLOIDS.

 

[lucas164111]

Impressive. Good work. No ironic replies here.

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

 

[Silent Bob]

It's not. Don't do it. If your point was that valid you wouldn't need to feel as though you have to falsely empathise it. It stinks of shabby tabloidism and bad humour..."Oh look at ME I’m using CAPITLISATION" how ironically funny is that! It's not. Just makes you look like a nerd still living in his secondary school days spending extra time on his work with a couple of greasy-haired four-eyed pals.

*Cue more oh so ironic and humorous replies*

I'm not sure you know what the word irony means.

 

[Gazwag]

Isn't it "Oh LOOK at me I’m USING capitalisation"

 

[clarkey]

I'm not sure you know what the word irony means.

Or empathise

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

I'm not sure you know what the word irony means.

I think you're making an entirely false assumption because you disagree with what I'm saying.

 

[Mellotron]

Impressive. Good work. No ironic replies here.

My sarcasm detector just exploded.

 

[Taybha]

bit of a blow to those of us who use 1 finger for everything

 

[Mellotron]

I think you're making an entirely false assumption because you disagree with what I'm saying.

You realise a lot of people on here use it actually as a way of subtly taking the mickey out of people who FALSELY use capitalisation (eg. Tabloids, Idiots, etc)? So yes I think the irony is slightly lost.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

FWIW I'm a BIG fan...

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

You realise a lot of people on here use it actually as a way of subtly taking the mickey out of people who FALSELY use capitalisation (eg. Tabloids, Idiots, etc)? So yes I think the irony is slightly lost.

I'm quite aware of that. The people who use it are being ironic then aren’t they? It would seem the irony is lost on you. Obviously it's funny for some of you lot, but f***ing hell it is tedious to the extreme and the irony just doesn't carry humour anymore.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Does anyone REALLY case?

 

[Skint Gull]

Capitalisation within a sentance can be very useful because it puts emphasis on certain words that you can do verbally but can't in text.

When talking you can change the tone of a word, pause before or after, raise your voice or use various other means of applying emphasis. So often this sort of thing is lost in an email or on a message board

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

*cue the gathering of the NSC cyber-gang*

 

[Mellotron]

I'm quite aware of that. The people who use it are being ironic then aren’t they? It would seem the irony is lost on you. Obviously it's funny for some of you lot, but f***ing hell it is tedious to the extreme and the irony just doesn't carry humour anymore.

No hang on you've contradicted yourself. You said in the original post that it "stinks of bad tabloids etc" but that's the entire POINT. Thus THE irony is lost ON you.

It's such a small deal anyway, hardly WORTH making a thread about is it? I think certain people on here are ABLE to use it quite amusingly.

Also see one of Russell Brand's Live DVDs where he lays into The Sun for their inappropriate use of sub-headings such as ASKED and ADMITTED. It's absolutely hilarious.