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Exactly.

And this isn't helped by the fact that reading internet text generally leads to misinterpretations of the authors intent.

Note, from the article in the second example:

> "Then ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT!"

Likely, the person who wrote that text was not angry, nor frustrated when writing that, but it very much seems that way to a reader.



What else is intended by the capitalization? To me it means shouting and I don't do that unless I'm mad.


Many people just use it for emphasis.




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