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Why do people write lIkE tHiS?

Chicharron
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As the title says, lately i noticed in the forum that people write lIkE tHiS, but i don't understand it, what does it mean?

Thank you.
  • Shewolf075
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    For attention most likely.
  • JamieAubrey
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    Where ? I've never seen a thread that has a mix of randomly put caps
  • Siohwenoeht
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    It's just another way to convey sarcasm in most cases, or sometimes to point out that something is ridiculous. Think of it as a way to show certain emotions that are unclear when typed ;)
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  • Runs
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    "Mocking Spongebob"

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  • Chicharron
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    Runs wrote: »
    "Mocking Spongebob"

    HnkSXAnh.jpg

    If someone in the bar comes up and talks to me that way, my first reaction would be after checking that he has no mental problems hit his face.

    Anyway, doubt resolved, thank you all.
    Edited by Chicharron on August 28, 2019 3:02AM
  • WaltherCarraway
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    That’s a case of assault fourth degree btw.
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  • tahol10069
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    It is used in sarcastic responces.
  • Attackfrog
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    To denote an uneducated or unintelligent way of thinking or statement.

    IE: "but people will say: NeRf StAMinA ClASseS"

    If I said that, in that manner, I would be making fun of people that call for nerfs of stamina classes. I would be saying they are uneducated or un-informed.

    It is used to mimic a child's writing I believe.
    Edited by Attackfrog on August 28, 2019 3:20AM
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  • emilyhyoyeon
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    I always interpreted it as a way of showing the way your tone goes up and down when you're mocking something, since I've always seen it used when someone is mocking something, similar to the sarcastic thing I guess
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  • Snipress
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    I hate when people's gamertags look like this.
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  • r34lian
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    Upgrade version of camel notation :trollface:
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  • BahometZ
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    Chicharron wrote: »
    Runs wrote: »
    "Mocking Spongebob"

    HnkSXAnh.jpg

    If SoMeOnE iN tHe BaR cOmEs Up AnD tAlKs To Me ThAt WaY, mY fIrSt ReAcTiOn WoUlD bE aFtEr cHeCkInG tHaT hE hAs No MeNtAl PrObLeMs HiT hIs FaCe.

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  • Bobby_V_Rockit
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    Funsies I imagine
  • Ryath_Waylander
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    @Chicharron thanks for asking. I always wondered too :D
  • MLGProPlayer
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    tHEY fORGOT tO tURN cAPS lOCK oFF
  • Hapexamendios
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    Justs makes the person doing it look like an idiot.
  • mague
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    Chicharron wrote: »
    As the title says, lately i noticed in the forum that people write lIkE tHiS, but i don't understand it, what does it mean?

    Thank you.

    It is coming from fast typing while fighting in MMO's

    LOL 111!!11!!! Is LOL plus exclamation marks. Just some ! turned out as 1

    tHis is also a typo from fast typing in a mmo.

    And now some do it on purpose and mimic typos as sort of gamers/internet typing slang.
    Edited by mague on August 28, 2019 6:46AM
  • aaisoaho
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    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mocking-spongebob?full=1

    Just to mock/ridicule the idea presented in the post.
  • commodore64
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    mY shIFt KeY Is StICkinG
  • Easily_Lost
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    Justs makes the person doing it look like an idiot.

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  • Reistr_the_Unbroken
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    Rex-Umbra wrote: »
    Might be mentally disabled.

    Completely uncalled for dude
  • Narvuntien
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    If it is in in-game chat that is probably because there is some weird bug about holding down shift for a long period of time seems to accidentally turn on capslock.
  • TheShadowScout
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    Chicharron wrote: »
    Why do people write lIkE tHiS?
    Skooma.
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    Next question? :p;):D
  • Jaimeh
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    For me, alternating lower case and caps LiKe tHiS means that something has come unhinged in the poster's brain, from excitment or other reasons, and they want to emphasize that. Like thoughts wiggling in a psychedelic way :D Lower case followed by caps lock suCH AS THIS is like a rising intensity, like whoever's typing can't contain themselves and their message. I don't really see THE OPPOSite, which for me would denote decreasing intensity, or fizzing out, etc., don't know why... =)
  • essi2
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    Because being an idiot gives one imaginary status.
    Edited by essi2 on August 28, 2019 2:01PM
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  • purple-magicb16_ESO
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    Chicharron wrote: »
    Runs wrote: »
    "Mocking Spongebob"

    HnkSXAnh.jpg

    If someone in the bar comes up and talks to me that way, my first reaction would be after checking that he has no mental problems hit his face.

    Anyway, doubt resolved, thank you all.

    ??
    Lol! That's not nice. Also, why does it have to be in a bar?
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  • peoplething
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    way back in antiquity, at the birth of the internet, that type was used on hip-hop and rap sites to convey where word inflection occurs to maintain the rhyme scheme.

    now it's an insult, because it looks newb and is annoying as all get-out to read.


  • TequilaFire
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    It is a kid thing, they think it is cool.
  • buttaface
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    It is a stale net culture way of sarcastically calling out hyperbolic emotionality, incoherence, double standards, inconsistency, sloganeering, logical fallacies, knee-jerk reactions, etc. as opposed to reasoned, critical thought and argument.
  • Tatanko
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    Runs wrote: »
    "Mocking Spongebob"
    The only correct answer. This is exactly what it is, and it's not new or a mystery. Every other answer in this thread is just making a wild (incorrect) guess.
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