Is it used to make headlines/posts more catchy? Does it have any logical explanation?

What Is The Origin Of That?

  • @LuckyJones@lemmy.world
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    282 years ago

    It’s called Title Case. There are different rules depending on which style manual you’re using. Some people just capitalise everything. Some people don’t use it at all.

    • FuglyDuck
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      42 years ago

      and some people like to SHOUT, while others like to ScReAm

      • @Candelestine@lemmy.world
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        62 years ago

        In all fairness, alternating caps is read in an extremely different way. It mimics an undulating high-low pitch that is frequently used for mockery in English. Can also be represented with a tilde, usually in a friendlier manner.