Why are some words randomly capitalized?

Alternating caps are typically used to display mockery in text messages. The randomized capitalization leads to the flow of words being broken, making it harder for the text to be read as it disrupts word identification even when the size of the letters is the same as in uppercase or lowercase.

Why is the word mother sometimes capitalized?

You should capitalize family member titles when addressing your own relatives: hello, Mother. A good rule to follow is to capitalize them if they are used as proper nouns, as in the previous example. The word Mother is a proper noun standing in for the mother’s name.

Should Great aunt be capitalized?

I would suggest that number 1 should be capitalized, since “great aunt” is part of her title–just as you would write about “Aunt Jane.” Number 3 should not be capitalized, since it is merely a familial relation, the same as saying, “my brother lives in Miami.”

Do you capitalize aunt and cousin in a sentence?

This is true for all kinship names, which are words like brother, sister, father, mom, grandma, cousin, and aunt. If the kinship name is being used to describe the person you are talking about, with or without that person’s name, do not capitalize it. Their cousin lives just down the road from them.

What do studly caps mean?

StudlyCaps is a form of text notation in which the capitalization of letters varies by some pattern, or arbitrarily, usually also omitting spaces between words and often omitting some letters. Such patterns are identified by many users, ambiguously, as CamelCase.

What is unusual capitalization?

Capitalize all parts of a name. Some surnames (last names) have unusual capitalization because of their original meaning. Names with more than one part can vary as families change spelling to make it simpler. Terms of endearment used as names are also capitalized.

Is Daddy capitalized?

Yes, it should be capitalized. Daddy is a name you use when addressing your father directly or when talking specifically about him. It’s a proper noun.

Is Great Aunt hyphenated?

The adjective forms are hyphenated: foster-home background, foster-parent role. Grand compounds are closed: grandmother, grandparent, granddaughter. Great compounds are hyphenated: great-grandmother, great-great-grandfather. Note: The OED shows great-aunt and grand-aunt.

What does typing in upper and lower case mean?

Alternatively referred to as caps and capital, and sometimes abbreviated as UC, uppercase is a typeface of larger characters. For example, typing a, b, and c shows lowercase, and typing A, B, and C shows uppercase. To type in uppercase, you can use either the Caps Lock key or the Shift key on the keyboard.