Hi all, // the test will be on Monday. // See You on Monday

[Glizdka]

This comes from a non-native speaker English teacher in Poland.

Not to reveal said teacher's identity, I've changed the message, so it's not a perfect quotation. I really only want to ask about three specific things, so it shouldn't matter:

1) Is "Hi all" a proper salutation?
2) Why is the first word of the first sentence, after the salutation, in lowercase?
3) Why is the word You in uppercase?

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Hi all,

the test will be on Monday at 8:15. Make sure you log in a few minutes earlier in case of any technical difficulties. Remember to write the answers in all lowercase or the program won't recognize them as correct.

See You on Monday

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[Tdol]

2 & 3 are just typos, as there are other instances where the correct case is used.

 

[Glizdka]

2 & 3 are just typos, as there are other instances where the correct case is used.

I'm not sure about that. I might be conjecturing, but it looks more like someone who's trying to replicate the standard capitalization rules used in Polish.

There are a few differences between our capitalization rules, and the pattern looks very familiar.

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We don't capitalize the first letter of the first sentence if the salutation ends in a comma.

We capitalize all forms of the second person if we're addressing someone.

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The message was, however, written in English, so it should have conformed to the standard capitalization rules used in English, not the ones used in Polish.

I guess what I wanted was confirmation that it's a mistake.

Thank you.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

You were right.

It's interesting that it conforms to Polish rules.

 

[Tdol]

I bow to your superior knowledge. Thanks for letting me know. ;-)