248RPA wrote:
WHY DO WE NEED CAPITAL AND lowercase LETTERS?
FOUND MAYBE ONE PART OF THE REASON;
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There are some words that change their meaning based on whether the first letter is capitalized or not. These words are collectively known as “capitonyms”. These capitonyms are particularly troublesome when they appear at the beginning of a sentence, as there is no way, based on the single word alone, to tell which meaning is being referred to. Examples of these include: August vs. august (month vs “majestic or venerable”); Calorie vs. calorie (1000 calories vs. 1 calorie); Moon vs. moon (the Earth’s natural satellite vs. any natural satellite)
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php ... is-called/ANOTHER FIND
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Sometimes we call big letters majuscules and little letters minuscules, and the big letters are also called capitals. Did you know the terms uppercase and lowercase come from typesetting?
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/educat ... -lowercaseAND ANOTHER
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Over time, however, it was only natural that smaller versions of each letter would develop. This probably happened as letters were written quickly. To save time and space, letters became smaller and more rounded as scribes hurried to finish their work.
These smaller versions of letters eventually evolved into an entire miniscule set of letters. Compared to majuscule versions, the miniscule versions offered improved and faster readability in addition to being easier and faster to write.
The distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters doesn't exist in all languages, though. Certain Eastern and Asian writing systems, including certain Indian, Chinese, and Japanese alphabets, do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters.
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-are- ... se-letters
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