WHEN I WAS YOUNG, CAPS WERE JUST CAPS. CAPITAL LETTERS - FOR NAMES, TITLES, OR WHATEVER YOU LIKE. WITH THE ADVENT OF AOL, AIM, GCHAT, ETC. CAPS REPRESENTED SCREAMING IN TYPE. IT USED TO BE IF YOU WERE IN A CHATROOM WITH YOUR CAPS ON, YOU COULD BE KICKED OUT OF THE ROOM FOR DISTURBING THE "PEACE". (IT MAY STILL BE THIS WAY BUT SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A CHATROOM IN A LONG TIME, I'M NOT SURE.)
NOW THAT I'VE SPENT YEARS SEEING CAPS AS A CHAT FAUX PAS, IT IS QUITE UNSETTLING TO SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF WORDS IN CAPS - AS IF SOMEONE IS SCREAMING AT ME. I'M STARTING TO GET A HEADACHE JUST LOOKING AT THIS. WHAT ABOUT YOU GUYS?
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