It may have started in 1963, with the introduction of ZIP codes. ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. Because it's an acronym, we're supposed to always capitalize it. Now everything is all caps, all the time.
Inventing acronyms seems to be a rewarding activity for the brain- it creates a sense of familiarity, but then it backfires rendering the original expression incomprehensible and often nonsensical
I have a classical studies background, I am a lawyer and a writer and I read (and very much enjoyed) your book Thank You For Arguing. We have some similar thought processes
It may have started in 1963, with the introduction of ZIP codes. ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. Because it's an acronym, we're supposed to always capitalize it. Now everything is all caps, all the time.
Inventing acronyms seems to be a rewarding activity for the brain- it creates a sense of familiarity, but then it backfires rendering the original expression incomprehensible and often nonsensical
Sounds like every one of my first drafts.
I have a classical studies background, I am a lawyer and a writer and I read (and very much enjoyed) your book Thank You For Arguing. We have some similar thought processes