[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49616: Audit /wp-admin and sentence-case UI elements (buttons, drop-downs) for better readability

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#49616: Audit /wp-admin and sentence-case UI elements (buttons, drop-downs) for
better readability
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 Reporter:  sixhours                |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                 |    Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility, ui-copy  |
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 I know this has been done throughout Gutenberg and in core to some extent
 (see #49371 and #48412). Would it be worth doing a sweep of the remainder
 of /wp-admin to sentence-case UI elements once and for all?

 Examples:

 * "Add New Post" becomes "Add new post"
 * "All Categories" becomes "All categories"

 The case for sentence case, h/t @danhauk:

 * Sentence case improves readability by allowing users to see proper
 shapes of words without the breaking flow of Capital Letters (i.e. Title
 Case is harder to read quickly because of how we typically read using the
 shapes of words.)
 * Sentence case respects the difference between proper nouns and the other
 words. For example, “Upgrade to premium plan” vs. “Upgrade to Premium
 Plan” could have very different meanings.
 * i18n: some languages capitalize different things (e.g. all nouns are
 capitalized in German). Title case adds cognitive load when users have to
 figure out which words are nouns, for example.

 I welcome your thoughts!

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