>>Ok, after having read those texts I think that it's partly a language matter. So, in English there's a distinct difference between proper nouns and common nouns, and they are well defined. But in other languages other rules apply. For example, in German ALL nouns are capitalized.
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>And how is that in Dutch? Are all nouns capitalized, or only proper nouns?
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>>...Would a sentence really become less readable if most or all words were not capitalized? In case of the word Internet, would you really no longer understand what was meant?
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>For that matter, capitalization in general is a useless feature, in my opinion. We could understand everything just as well if it were written all in lowercase (or all in uppercase; the idea is to have one "version" of each letter).
Hilmar;
Imo capitalization has important features. It makes words more readable and as a speed-reader that is very important to me! Also capitalization of proper nouns allows them to stand out.
Take a simple sustenance as an example.
Mickey Mouse drives a car.
Mickey Mouse drives a Car.
Greater emphasis is given to the name (rodent or otherwise) while car being a noun is in lower case, de-emphasizing its importance.
Giving equal importance to all nouns would be a different story. :)
A good reason to capitalize all nouns is that you have to understand grammar. :)
Tom
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