In the North American system, used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position between assistant professor and a full professorship. Should associate dean be capitalized? Don’t capitalize academic ranks like professor, dean, president, and chancellor when they are used descriptively after a name rather thanRead More →
The word is a generic trademark of Dumpster, an American brand name for a specific design. Generic usage of skip or skip bin is common in the UK, Australia and Ireland, as Dumpster is neither an established nor well known brand in those countries. Who created the Dumpster? Enter InventorRead More →
Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Ellipses save space or remove material that is less relevant. They are useful in getting right to the point without delay or distraction: Full quotation: “Today, after hours of careful thought, we vetoed theRead More →
Specific periods, eras, historical events, etc.: these should all be capitalized as proper nouns. … Since there are many periods, eras, wars, etc., the capital will differentiate the specific from the common. Consider the examples below: Most of the World War I veterans are now deceased. Do you capitalize times?Read More →
Simply put, a title/rank/position is a common noun or adjective unless it immediately precedes a person’s name. The phrase “lieutenant colonel,” for example, should be capitalized only when it is used as a title before a name but not when it is used generically: Lieutenant Colonel Peterson commanded the operation.Read More →
Bills and Acts A proposal for a new law enacted by the US Congress is offered as a bill. … These words are capitalized as part of the name of a body of laws, such as “Civil Code” or “Municipal Code,” but are otherwise lowercased. Is the C in churchRead More →
In general, you should capitalize the first word, all nouns, all verbs (even short ones, like is), all adjectives, and all proper nouns. That means you should lowercase articles, conjunctions, and prepositions—however, some style guides say to capitalize conjunctions and prepositions that are longer than five letters. Should literature teacherRead More →