# Any engineers have a habit of writing in caps? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 24, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547 "2007-10-24T13:51:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/1 "2007-10-24T13:51:52Z")
So, someone pointed out to me recently, when I jot personal notes or info down (paper and pencil), I tend to use smaller caps in place of lower case letters. KINDA LIKE THIS. [SIZE=2]A[SIZE=1]LL OTHER PUNCTUATION IS CORRECT, JUST THE LOWER CAPS. [SIZE=2] It’s kinda habit now, and I only do it on personal notes,documents, etc. I think I started doing in when I was learning electronic design, schematics (username unrelated btw) and blueprints. Just wanna see if I’m the only oddball here 🙂 [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/2 "2007-10-24T13:55:08Z")
not on a PC obviously, but yes… I do that when writing on paper alot. I blame it on the days of mechanical design and doing drawings on a board the old fashioned way ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/3 "2007-10-24T13:55:17Z")
not an engineer…but thats how i write. Done it all my life. My dad does the same thing… i prob. got it from him ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/4 "2007-10-24T13:56:20Z")
[quote=“SkunkApe,post:3,topic:37547"”] not an engineer…but thats how i write. Do it all the time. My dad does the same thing… i prob. got it from him [/quote] . But often, not always. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/5 "2007-10-24T14:02:51Z")
I started writing like that in like 6th grade. My teachers would yell at me all the time… Mostley because I mix in some lowercase letters…I write about 85% in caps and 15% in lowercase. FOR eXAMPLe ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/6 "2007-10-24T14:05:58Z")
If I’m jotting a note it’s all lowercase. If I’m writing something long it’s in cursive. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/7 "2007-10-24T14:08:55Z")
caps here, done it all my life. but now i am an engineer… ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/8 "2007-10-24T14:28:43Z")
I always write in caps, I’m a lefty and have messed up hand writing, so I always print and always in caps. Rarely do I use lowercase and if I do it’s at really odd times. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/9 "2007-10-24T14:30:56Z")
I can’t remember the last time I wrote something beyond signing my name. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/10 "2007-10-24T14:32:28Z")
I type in all caps half the time but yes I do write in all caps as well ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/11 "2007-10-24T14:38:51Z")
I write this way too, and I always have. It is a lot easier to read for most I think. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/12 "2007-10-24T14:42:54Z")
I used to hand-write in all caps but now it’s a cursive/lower-case/awful conglomerate… ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/13 "2007-10-24T14:47:07Z")
I write that way, prob. due to doing design work the old fashioned way. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/14 "2007-10-24T15:00:02Z")
engineer and i dont write that way ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/15 "2007-10-24T15:46:10Z")
NOW WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO EVEN DO THAT? ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/16 "2007-10-24T16:10:43Z")
[quote=“mike125k,post:14,topic:37547"”] engineer and i dont write that way [/quote] you must not be a very good one then :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/17 "2007-10-24T16:15:36Z")
[quote=“walter,post:16,topic:37547"”] you must not be a very good one then :mamoru: [/quote] obviously, i dont even know how to use proper punctuation! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/18 "2007-10-24T16:29:37Z")
[quote=“mike125k,post:17,topic:37547"”] obviously, i dont even know how to use proper punctuation! 🙂 [/quote] engineer no knead no punktyouation ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/19 "2007-10-24T16:30:41Z")
I write in all caps like that, and always in pencil at work. If I write in lower case it turns into a disaster. ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/20 "2007-10-24T17:41:43Z")
Envelopes and labels are all caps. Notes I write in cursive. I hear they don’t even teach that in school anymore. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547.md?page=2)