# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/21 "2007-10-24T17:51:10Z")
I write in my own form of chicken-scratch; most people have a fun time deciphering my “notes” unless I write them out very carefully. Mostly I write “normal” though. ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/22 "2007-10-24T17:56:40Z")
I jot my notes like that. If I write cursive I cant read my own shit LOL. I’ve also noticed the majority of engineerings majors have no punctuation/grammer. Guess it doesnt matter when your language is mathematics. ---
**Author:** ![speedracer329](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedracer329/32/5058_2.png) [@speedracer329](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedracer329)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/23 "2007-10-24T18:44:12Z")
all caps, i thought it was cool in HS and have been doing it ever since… although my writing has degenerated into illegible dr. script ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/24 "2007-10-24T18:49:46Z")
chicken scratch for handwriting, when im typing papers, i randomly capitalize letters for emphasis on the words ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/25 "2007-10-24T18:58:24Z")
Yea my dad does since i was a kid. thats how i picked up santa was my parents when i was younger. Noticed all the presents were written the same way my dad writes. lol ---
**Author:** ![carl5463729](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@carl5463729](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/carl5463729)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/26 "2007-10-24T20:10:34Z")
my father does that too, but he cant spell so its funny, hes an electrical engineer though so yeah i guess that might be why ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/27 "2007-10-25T06:34:25Z")
I WRITE EXCLUSIVELY IN CAPS… ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/28 "2007-10-25T06:36:36Z")
LOL, yes. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/29 "2007-10-25T06:39:47Z")
My dad does it all the time (retired Civil Engineer). Me - not so much. I bounce between “block print” and “semi-cursive”. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/30 "2007-10-25T08:47:16Z")
It’s also a military thing, i can’t stop writing like that for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/31 "2007-10-25T09:02:41Z")
I do that too, started with my drafting classes at hutch tech. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/32 "2007-10-25T09:59:26Z")
I WRITE THAT WAY! I don’t know why or when i started writing in all caps…but i prefer it. I’m not sure if i attribute it to engineering or not. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/33 "2007-10-25T10:04:54Z")
i picked up writing in all caps during high school, it was the design classes that required it i can write 3x faster with cursive, and while its legible for most others, it looks terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Slomies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Slomies](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slomies)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547/34 "2007-10-25T16:03:00Z")
I just write in all caps. Always have and always will. My English teaches in school hated it. I dont mix upper and lowercase letters though. I just make the “uppercase” letters a tad bit taller than the other ones. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-engineers-have-a-habit-of-writing-in-caps/37547.md?page=1)