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Originally Posted by Kemp
I seem to recall a lot of all-caps shouting in the Harry Potter series, and I don't think I was particularly fond of it.
There are other ways to imply shouting or emphasis without the capitalization, such as italics, sentence tags (WITH NO ADVERBS), and other things like that. This might just be me, but I seem to think all caps is an extreme of loud shouting, as opposed to just raising one's voice.
I'd say all caps for talking are appropriate when it's, say, a chanting mob or a person trying to shout over a nearby jet engine. Otherwise it just seems a bit too apoplectic for individuals, even if they're really, really mad.
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I tend to agree, but I was surprised its use dated back to the late 70s (or maybe even earlier).