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Capitalization in a text has been something heavily debated in the writing community due to its nature as being preference based, and finding a hard set answer is fairly difficult. However, should ...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:00:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Kyle Li
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2019-12-08T06:00:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Capitalization in a text has been something heavily debated in the writing community due to its nature as being preference based, and finding a hard set answer is fairly difficult. However, should capitalization be used for emphasis as part of a character's tone? Assume a character is based purely around a definite, harsh and painful to listen to voice, in a situation where simple text would seem too mundane. Take these examples: > "DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'VE DONE?" Versus > The androgynous voice grew harsh, as if scraping his mind. "Do you understand what you've done?" If the character solely speaks in a tone that is harsh, would it be viable to use capitalization as emphasis or should you resort to describing it beforehand and using normal text?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-01-28T07:13:03Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 2