Re: Small Caps Usage

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From: Read Weaver
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 1989 17:15

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In article <2370@cps3xx.UUCP> smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu (J. Daniel Smith) writes:
>Does anyone have a set of rules about when something should be set in
>"small-caps"?  As I was reading through _Time_ this week, I noticed
>small caps being used several times.  However, I couldn't figure out
>the method to their madness, because they didn't set every word that
>was in all capital letters in small-caps.  Any pointers?  Good
>references on the subject?

Chicago Manual of Style uses small caps for almost nothing.  (A.M., A.D.,
B.C.E.).  The _New Yorker_ uses small caps for acronyms that are said
as words (CORE) but full caps for acronyms that are said as letters
(HHS).  I dislike full caps in text because they jump out, and so pretty
universally make things small caps.  (I'm not alone in this, but can't
give a reference.)

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From: weaver@spdcc.COM (Read Weaver)
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Subject: Re: Small Caps Usage
Keywords: small-caps, typesetting
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Date: 6 Apr 89 17:15:44 GMT
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