Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Off-topic discussions, musings and chat
Post Reply
User avatar
Leodian
Posts: 6478
Joined: Thu 10 Jun, 2010 8:03 am

Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by Leodian »

It is reported on page 9 of the Yorkshire Evening Post today (Nov 20 2018) that lecturers at the school of journalism department at Leeds Trinity University (LTH) in Horsforth have allegedly been told in a memo to avoid using capital letters in case it scares students 'into failure'. LTH has defended the memo.

I know that the lack of use of capital letters has become quite common in recent years, though it does irritate me. I did not though think that using them might scare students! :o.
A rainbow is a ribbon that Nature puts on when she washes her hair.

User avatar
tilly
Posts: 2209
Joined: Mon 11 Jan, 2010 2:32 pm

Re: Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by tilly »

What a load of tosh i wonder what next, dont use comers it could give then an headache.
No matter were i end my days im an Hunslet lad with Hunslet ways.

User avatar
chemimike
Posts: 473
Joined: Fri 14 Mar, 2008 7:23 pm
Location: Reading

Re: Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by chemimike »

I have noy lived in Leeds for many years, so please excuse the question, but is Leeds Trinity university one of those, like London Metropolital university, that used to be a college mainly aimed at hairdressing and bricklaying?. It certainly sounds like it if that report is true

unslet
Posts: 22
Joined: Wed 01 Jan, 2014 7:51 am

Re: Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by unslet »

I believe it used to be Trinity and All Saints College at Horsforth.
Hope I got the capitals in the correct places.(:

User avatar
tyke bhoy
Posts: 2412
Joined: Wed 21 Feb, 2007 4:48 am
Location: Leeds/Wakefield
Contact:

Re: Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by tyke bhoy »

unslet is correct and it hasn't relocated just changed name. It's still in orsforth (see what I did there).
living a stones throw from the Leeds MDC border at Lofthousehttp://tykebhoy.wordpress.com/

edlong
Posts: 61
Joined: Fri 11 Apr, 2008 8:54 am

Re: Avoiding the use of capital letters so as not to scare students!

Post by edlong »

As usual with these clickbait "political correctness gone mad" type stories, it turns out that the original piece was a little creative with the facts and, in face, nobody has "banned capital letters" at all. Quel surprise.

Post Reply