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		i5heu 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using Linear Programming to find optimal builds in... I am German, we write all nouns capitalized. If I write English I often need to fix some nouns that I have written subconsciously capitalized. So I think it would be equally acceptable for me to just leave them in?

jayd16 6 months ago | [–]

It might give your writing some unintentional changes to what is emphasized.

In text it might feel like the author is holding back a full caps lock rant.

pizza 6 months ago | [–]

It’s only considered typical in informal online communities basically

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