Capitalize this- a guide to the proper care and feeding of capital letters

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The uses and rules of capital letters

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A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters . . . a guide to the proper care and feeding of capital letters
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the first word of every sentence — unless that sentence is in parentheses incorporated within another sentence. Glacial till or debris (some geologists call this material “garbage”) is often deposited in formations called morains. Capitalize the personal pronoun I .
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of family relations when they are used as substitutes for names: I went to visit my Uncle Ted and A unt Margaret. Grandma and Grandpa live with Dad and Mom now. I went with my mom and dad to visit my aunt and uncle. Notice the role of the modifying pronoun here.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters I n titles, capitalize the first, last, and all important words. Usually, we don’t capitalize articles, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions. I n the L ake of the W oods War and Peace I Know This Much Is True
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize names of specific persons, places, and geographical locations. M y brother Charlie, who used to live in the M iddle East and write books about the Old W est, now lives in H artford, Connecticut. Don’t capitalize directions. They moved up north, to the southern shore of Lake Erie.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize names of days of the week, months, and holidays. V alentines Day, which is always on February 14, falls on Tuesday this year. Don’t capitalize the names of seasons. Next f all, before the winter storms begin, we’ re heading south.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of historical events. The Battle of the Bulge was an important event in World War II. The Reformation took place in the sixteenth century. Capitalize the names of religions and religious terms. God, Christ, Allah, Buddha, Christianity, Christians, Judaism, Jews, Islam, Muslims
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of nations, nationalities, languages, and words based on such words. Somalia, Swedish, English muffin, I rish stew, Japanese maple, Jew’s harp, French horn We usually don’t capitalize “white” and “black.” There are very few blacks in this predominantly white community.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of academic courses when they’re used as titles. He took Carpentry 101, but he did much better in his economics and English literature courses. Brand names . . . . Ford, Kleenex, Levi’s (not jeans), xerox on a Xerox copier, Advil (but aspirin)
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize titles when they precede names. Dean Arrington introduced President Carter to Secretary Bogglesworth. . . . usually not after a name . . . . Joe Chuckles, who was chairman of the board of directors in 1995, has since retired.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters You can capitalize the names of political entities in in-house publications to avoid confusion. The County and City have agreed to reimburse the federal government for sewer expenses. would not capitalize those names You in a newspaper report, say. At the last council meeting, the county agreed to reimburse the federal government.
A CAPI TAL I DEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Consult a good dictionary! . . . like the online M erriam-Webster’s:
A CAPI TAL I DEA! This PowerPoint presentationCapital Letters by The Uses and Rules of was created Charles Darling, PhD Professor of English and Webmaster Capital Community College Hartford, Connecticut copyright November 1999