ALL-CAPITALS in Cartoon babbles, US military, City, County, Municipal Code Signs

[HenHanna]

for 30+ years ...

i've often wondered about ubiquitous use of
ALL-CAPITALS in USA Cartoon babbles, and
ALL-CAPITALS in US military: CAUTION/WARNING SIGNS on weapons, etc.

and in City, County, Municipal Code Signs:

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Today there was a headline that read "XI EN FRANCE". What on

earth does that

mean, I thought? A football team, maybe? Then I realized that it

was a

reference to Eleven Jinpin, the leader of China. It would have

been so much

easier to understand at a glance if they had written "Xi en

France". The French

have yet to learn that mixed-case is much easier to read than

all-capitals

(especially on road signs, which have had mixed case in the UK

for at least 40

years). Road signs are better in neighbouring Spain, Belgium,

Switzerland and

Germany, a bit half-hearted in Italy and Luxemburg, and like

France in Andorra

and Monaco.
The point of this post is to ask why people don't write things in as
understandable a way as possible.

You know this, but in this case the unsatisfying answer is that it’s

likely the

house style to put titles in capitals, deviation is not tolerated.

Has this

publication been dragged forwards into the late 20th century enough

to use

accents with its capitals?
(Cross-posted to sci.lang given not hugely relevant to

alt.usage.english.)

Navi won't agree, as he tries to pack as much
meaning as possible in as few words as possible, but I hope

others will.

--
ATHEL -- FRENCH AND BRITISH, LIVING IN MARSEILLES FOR XXXVII

YEARS; MAINLY IN

ENGLAND UNTIL MCMLXXXVII.

[HenHanna]

in Cartoon, (the babblings in) bubbles


The signs in ALL-CAPITALS have made me wonder...
is it because ... For semi-literate American persons,
[i can read only CAPITAL LETTERS] has been a valid legal
defense in the (civil and criminal) courts?


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Post by HenHanna
for 30+ years ...
i've often wondered about ubiquitous use of
ALL-CAPITALS in USA Cartoon babbles, and
ALL-CAPITALS in US military:  CAUTION/WARNING SIGNS on weapons, etc.
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   > Today there was a headline that read "XI EN FRANCE". What on

earth does that

   > mean, I thought? A football team, maybe? Then I realized that it

was a

   > reference to Eleven Jinpin, the leader of China. It would have

been so much

   > easier to understand at a glance if they had written "Xi en

France". The French

   > have yet to learn that mixed-case is much easier to read than

all-capitals

   > (especially on road signs, which have had mixed case in the UK

for at least 40

   > years). Road signs are better in neighbouring Spain, Belgium,

Switzerland and

   > Germany, a bit half-hearted in Italy and Luxemburg, and like

France in Andorra

   > and Monaco.
   >
   > The point of this post is to ask why people don't write things in as
   > understandable a way as possible.
You know this, but in this case the unsatisfying answer is that it’s

likely the

house style to put titles in capitals, deviation is not tolerated.

Has this

publication been dragged forwards into the late 20th century enough

to use

accents with its capitals?
(Cross-posted to sci.lang given not hugely relevant to

alt.usage.english.)

   > Navi won't agree, as he tries to pack as much
   > meaning as possible in as few words as possible, but I hope

others will.

   >
   > --
   > ATHEL -- FRENCH AND BRITISH, LIVING IN MARSEILLES FOR XXXVII

YEARS; MAINLY IN

   > ENGLAND UNTIL MCMLXXXVII.
   >