Overused Capital Letters: Corporate and Departmental Practices
The article is devoted to the violation of the spelling norms of the use of capital letters in the practices of Russian companies, ministries and departments, authorities at various levels. The topic of this work seems to be relevant, since the violation of the norms of the Russian language in the areas under consideration is steadily growing - in fact, departmental and corporate “norm-setting” is becoming the rule in the usage of local areas. It aggressively supplants the norms of spelling, which ultimately leads to an increase in the semi-literacy rate in the Russian society. The author considers the problems associated with the discrepancy between the recommendations of spelling in reference books (including the most recent ones) and modern realities. Numerous specific examples taken from open sources are considered, illustrating cases of inappropriate use of capital letters in corporate and departmental practices. The presented examples were structured by the types of spelling violations; the analysis of these examples was carried out.