When it comes to misplaced apostrophes, Don't get me Started. I'll go on a major crankfest, repeating myself over and over -- not to mention endlessly -- about how irritating one of Those might be. It's not that the people who misuse apostrophes are total idiot's, mind. They're just half ... no. I said I shouldn't get going on apostrophes and I shan't.
Instead, let me focus on Capitals. Seemingly random use of Capital Letters that are, apparently, intended to impart Importance. We must all Pay Attention to words that should not be capitalized, and yet are.
Highly educated people are doing this. Witness this bit of commentary gleaned from a discussion forum among well educated, professionals:
Despite Apples Woes, they are probably going to sell 40 million 3G iPhones. [...] Good call [and] Data performance sells a phone, but sometimes the Experience of a product will make people forgive it's shortcomings.
This seems to be an attempt to write conversationally -- as one might speak. The author would've placed special emphasis on "Woes" and "Data" and "Experience" if he were actually saying this aloud. He may even have hiccuped slightly sybillating the "s" sound on "its." Or not.
What's even wOrSe aRe ThE RaNDom CaPItaLizAtiOnS done just to be differently k00l. Makes me want to whap someone and yell, "rEsISt tHe UrGe, d00ds!"
My belief is that we ought to eschew capital letters altogether. i mean, it's too much effort to strain for that shift key and why place importance on things like people's names or the starts of sentences? we're all equal here, right?
Well. Except for me. I'm more equal than you.
And way kEwLr. l8r.
Witness this bit of commentary gleaned from a discussion forum among well educated, professionals:
Also really fucking annoying are unnecessary commas...
Gotcha, babe!
D'oh!