Importance of capital letters !

I just read something that made me laugh so much, but it is rather rude !

"Grammar is important.
Capital letters are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse."

If you understand, I salute you !
If you don't, then this is your "homework" to find the meaning of "jack off" !!!

sorry Krystyna, I don't understand, I give in Ok I have looked it up in the dictionary

Oh no, I was afraid of this !
I will send you the response by personal message, as it is too naughty to put here !

When you write with caps, you seems angry, without, you seems quite: when you say "DON't DO THAT " you seems more directive than saying "Don't do that" .... Don't you think so?

Hi Florent,

It's only conventional:

- I don't have the impression Muriel is very angry in the text Como funciona España though she uses capital letters

- a few decades ago (in the 70s & 80s), computers wrote in capital letters; small letters were "discovered" with micro-computing.

Hi Florent,
There are plenty of online forums that disapprove of the use of ALL CAPS.
You are correct in saying that it seems to convey a feeling of anger or "shouting".
But it is okay to use CAPS to emphasise something important.
Also, it is very difficult to read a long article all in capital letters, much easier to read with small letters and good punctuation.

Hi everyone,

krystynaD a écrit:... and good punctuation.

Oh yes, pontuation is as important as Caps lol

Everyone in France knows this, maybe not Krystyna :
Let's not confuse b/w: 'L'instituteur dit : "L'inspecteur est un imbécile !"' and "L'instituteur, dit l'inspecteur, est un imbécile !"

Oh yes, pontuation is as important as Caps lol

Hum ... what is "pontuation" ???

Everyone in France knows this, maybe not Krystyna :
Let's not confuse b/w: 'L'instituteur dit : "L'inspecteur est un imbécile !"' and "L'instituteur, dit l'inspecteur, est un imbécile !"

Ha, I understand the placement of the commas gives two completely different meanings !
The teacher said : The inspector is an idiot !
and
The teacher, said the inspector, is an idiot !

Using caps is prohibed by the "Netiquette" (what is the word in english?) So imagine I write down "Tunisia was a DICTATURE under Moubarak" Do you think I'm pro or against the revolution?

Right Krystyna!
Congrats for your comprehension of my sentence!

Re "ponctuation", read punctuation: it's a typo, a slip as you like to say

Grâce à vos remarques, j'essaierai de m'améliorer.

Thanks! I immediately bashed my head against the wall!

Hi Florent,
In English, we also use netiquette (abbreviation for "network etiquette")
Hum, regarding DICTATURE under Moubarak, I would say you are pro the revolution !

Hi Gérard,
I hope it hurt when you bashed your head against the wall !!!

krystynaD a écrit:... I hope it hurt when you bashed your head against the wall !!!

No! I put on a helmet before LOL but I damaged the wall.

Hi Florent
What I find really annoying is to spend so much time trying to convince people to join the forum and because of the “netiquette» unpleasant comments like
“This is not the right lounge”
“No cap is allowed”
“When you register it is to write a post”
Turn people away from the forum.
We have to be patient and to keep in mind that what is important is to make people feel comfortable with the forum and want to come back

Hi Muriel,
I agree entirely !
As I am not much for rules or authority, I think it is mean to berate or criticise new members.
After a while, the members will figure out what/how/when to do by themselves.

We SHOULD define some rules for this forum and continue the discussion https://www.cafe-polyglotte.com/t87-netiquette-du-forum-regles-de-bonne-conduite-lors-de-la-redaction-d-un-message (in please, I'm not such fluent brushing up english ...)

Bonsoir Florent
"A quoi sert que Ducroc il se décarcasse" Cela prend bcp de temps de faire de la pub... Pour l'instant, il faut que les gens se sentent bien dans le forum et aient envie de revenir, c'est l'essenciel On verra pour les règles quand le forum marchera vraiment bien ...