03-22-2009, 10:11 PM
I've been talking recently about how I don't like capital letters because they don't add any extra information, so it's just another thing to have to learn to use English properly. However, when I was talking to my friend Colin about this, he said that the purpose of capital letters isn't always to give extra information, but rather, to draw attention to the more important parts of a sentence. To test this hypothesis, we have set up a website that tests reading speed in normal case and lower case paragraphs.
http://colin.shoddybattle.com:81/reading/
It is my expectation that the proper case reading tests will have a slightly lower time just because people are more used to it. However, this effect is mitigated by the commonality of lower case sentences on the internet.
So, go to the reading test and give us some data! I'll be sure to post my findings here after we've gathered enough data.
If you have any suggestions to improve the test, let me know. :woot:
http://colin.shoddybattle.com:81/reading/
It is my expectation that the proper case reading tests will have a slightly lower time just because people are more used to it. However, this effect is mitigated by the commonality of lower case sentences on the internet.
So, go to the reading test and give us some data! I'll be sure to post my findings here after we've gathered enough data.
If you have any suggestions to improve the test, let me know. :woot: