There are distinct rules when a letter is written in either upper or lower case, or when a period is used, or when the word “the” is used, etc. There are manuals of styles and punctuation that list writing rules so that writers are consistent in their use of each kind of style.
This use of naming and lettering “styles” goes back to Ancient Roman Civil Law.
Our original American Declaration of Independence and our Constitutions were written with these same set of rules. The very first manual of writing styles was published as “the Chicago Manuel of Style” in 1906.
Here is a list of “style” manuals for use by newspapers, publishing houses, educational systems, book writers, dictionaries, corporations, courts, etc.
– Bar Association Manual
– Black’s Law Dictionary, 4th Edition
– Federal Bureau of Engraving
– Government Printing Office
– the Chicago Manuel of Style
[editor – the “red” letters are to show the difference of the two manuals.]
– The Chicago Manuel of Styles 16th Edition
These manuals are supposed to be consistent in the naming of living people, and also, incorporated entities who are creations of the mind.
These manuals state that the only things that can be named using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS are:
(1) Corporations or
(2) Dead men’s estates (also denoted on gravestones).
Note: American Sign Language is written in all cap letters with dashes between those letters.
See…Foreign Languages, Section 11:1147 for the description of Glossa and American Sign Language.
Anna Von Reitz says: “…pay strict attention to the “style” and the exact content of names, or you will never figure out what is going on or who is doing what, or the accountability for anything, either.”