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uglyfun:

Hi, I’m here to propose that A.A. Milne’s distinctive syntax in the Winnie-the-Pooh books is a major origin of modern Capital Letters Used For Emphasis On The Internet. Observe:

(in which Pooh wryly self-deprecates)

(in which Eeyore masters modern sarcasm)

(in which Eeyore is vagueblogging)

(in which Owl says something i would absolutely type in the YOOL 2017)

(In which Eeyore continues to be a shining example to us all)

(in which Pooh describes a Big Mood)

(in which Piglet has a Relatable Experience)

I could go on, but you can read the books and find your own. It’s a weirdly modern-feeling layer to an old, thoroughly enjoyable story and most of the original Pooh books are online for free. I cited from this online text upload of the book. Enjoy!

holy shit i think you just cracked the linguistic case of the era

to be honest i think like this a Great Majority of the time

type like it too, on Twitter and tumblr

It is a little Anxious, said I, to be a Very Tired Grad Student Entirely Surrounded By Half-Written Research Papers.

Quaere: does Winnie-the-Pooh predate The Provincial Lady? (It does).

I think it goes back at least to emphatic writing patterns in epistolary novels, though, any never really went away. 

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@ordinarybirds HAS KIPPER READ WINNIE THE POOH?????