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Hi all,I've a question. May some one tell me why should we start a sentence with a capital letter?I mean what does that mean? And if I wrote without capitalization what will the reaction of natives?I see some poeple in chat rooms or some places like Facebook that they don't. But in general, all poeple should start with a capital letter.I really like to know the answer. However I always start my sentences with capital letter and I got the habit of it.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Hello, Jeff - and welcome to English Forums.

Would/Could/Can some one tell me why should we start a sentence with a capital letter?-- It is standard usage, that is all. Doesn't your language work the same way? It helps separate the statements, I suppose.

I mean what does that mean? -- It means nothing.

And if I wrote without capitalization what will the reaction of natives?--They would think that you didn't know how to write in English.

I see some poeple in chat rooms or some places like Facebook that they don't. But in general, all poeple should start with a capital letter.-- Absolutely. I am convinced that chatroom geeks don't know how to write in English.

I really like to know the answer. However I always start my sentences with capital letter and I got the habit of it.- Hang on to that habit; it is a good one.

Jeff_Mosawy · Answer

Thank you very much Mister Micawber. What a nice answers !!!

First off, I found out that my first sentence of my question was wrong, eh? I mean " May some1 tell me why..... capital letter", right? So that means that I shouldn't use "May" on the first sentence, yes? If not, where was the wrong thing?

And the second, the languages which I'm speaking them ( my mother tongues ) are "Persian" and "Arabic" which they don't work like English or some languages like English. Anyway, no matter.

And regarding some poeple in some places that they're writing without capitalization, English is their native language but it seems that they don't like to use it, do they?

By the way, if you found any problem in my writing ( and of course you will do ) please correct them by using another color or bold them. I'm here to see where I write wrong.

Thank you once again.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Yes, 'May you/he/they' is wrong for requests. You can use these for requests:

May/Might/Can/Could I/we...?

Can/Could/Will/Would you/he/they...?

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